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Chippin Cleats
Devon is a self-proclaimed bad kid – the type that does not fear death, is not afraid of pain, and never dreams of anything better.
Is it possible to survive without joining the gang? Who can Devon turn to when he comes face to face with the things he claims he does not fear?
D. Ed. Hoggatt reaches into the depths of the inner city to rescue a lost soul.
From the
I wanted to write a book in which the main character was a bad dude. I think I succeeded with Devon, but even though he's bad, the reader really should root for him.
Devon is in a bad situation. Coming from poverty and living in the inner city, he knows no other life. He accepts his life - fighting for survival on the streets - is just the way life is.
Very soon, Devon will realize that life does not have to be what he has always thought it to be, that he and his hard-working mother can - with the help of others - climb out of his current situation and make a difference in the lives of others.
Is it possible to survive without joining the gang? Who can Devon turn to when he comes face to face with the things he claims he does not fear?
D. Ed. Hoggatt reaches into the depths of the inner city to rescue a lost soul.
From the
I wanted to write a book in which the main character was a bad dude. I think I succeeded with Devon, but even though he's bad, the reader really should root for him.
Devon is in a bad situation. Coming from poverty and living in the inner city, he knows no other life. He accepts his life - fighting for survival on the streets - is just the way life is.
Very soon, Devon will realize that life does not have to be what he has always thought it to be, that he and his hard-working mother can - with the help of others - climb out of his current situation and make a difference in the lives of others.
202 pages, Paperback
First published March 16, 2012
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About the author
D. Ed Hoggatt
7 books4 followersDale Hoggatt is the 2021 Missouri History Teacher of the Year and a Master Teacher with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. In his spare time, he teaches fourth-graders in Joplin, Missouri.
He taught in Oklahoma City during the terrorist bombing of 1995, and in Joplin, Missouri, during the tornado and recovery of 2011. His experiences at these locations are reflected in two of his books - Crumbling Spirit and Out of the Wind (available on Amazon).
An educator for 32 years, former newspaper editor, and part-time preacher, Hoggatt shares opinion, reflection, and vision to help teachers improve their craft and thrive in the stressful world of education in his book for educators, There's No Busyness Like School Busyness.
He taught in Oklahoma City during the terrorist bombing of 1995, and in Joplin, Missouri, during the tornado and recovery of 2011. His experiences at these locations are reflected in two of his books - Crumbling Spirit and Out of the Wind (available on Amazon).
An educator for 32 years, former newspaper editor, and part-time preacher, Hoggatt shares opinion, reflection, and vision to help teachers improve their craft and thrive in the stressful world of education in his book for educators, There's No Busyness Like School Busyness.
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