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Urban Underground
Deliverance
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When Naomi gets her first job, she gets an immediate raise that makes her suspicious of the owner who causes her to become uncomfortable by gazing steadily.
198 pages, ebook
First published June 1, 2011
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About the author
Anne E. Schraff
294 books407 followersAnne Elaine Schraff grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from California State University at Northridge and taught high school for ten years.
Anne paid her way through college by writing short stories for magazines. Since college she has written hundreds of stories and over eighty books including historical fiction, biographies, science books, and her favorite, fictional books for young people. She is published as both Anne Schraff and Anne E. Schraff.
Her background, which she describes as "multicultural, lower middle-class neighborhood, including African Americans, Mexican Americans, Arab Americans, and Filipino Americans," is her greatest inspiration when writing.
Anne paid her way through college by writing short stories for magazines. Since college she has written hundreds of stories and over eighty books including historical fiction, biographies, science books, and her favorite, fictional books for young people. She is published as both Anne Schraff and Anne E. Schraff.
Her background, which she describes as "multicultural, lower middle-class neighborhood, including African Americans, Mexican Americans, Arab Americans, and Filipino Americans," is her greatest inspiration when writing.
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November 14, 2011
Naomi loves her work at the yogurt shop, but the intense interest of the shop’s owner makes her uncomfortable. “Deliverence” is the 18th volume in the Urban Underground series by Anne Schraff (who also penned the 18-volume “Bluford” series).
In “Deliverence,” Naomi is excited to land a job in a yogurt shop. She is thrilled when her hard work and positive attitude are rewarded with a substantial raise. But soon Naomi must question if the raise was for her efforts, or if Mr. Ancho, the shop’s owner, had other motives when he gave her a raise. When Mr. Ancho attacks a teenaged boy who flirts with Naomi, she concludes that Mr. Ancho is unstable and violent.
Mr. Ancho is sent for treatment. But when he reappears at the shop unexpectedly, Naomi knows something is very wrong. In a confrontation with Ernesto, Naomi’s steady boyfriend, Mr. Ancho pulls out a gun.
Despite the steadily increasing tension between Naomi and Mr. Ancho, and the secondary story about the neighborhood’s attempts to improve the condition of the streets and Naomi’s difficulties with rejected suitors and family tensions, the stilted narrative and self-conscious prose make this story awkward. Too much repetition hampers the story further. The characters are flat and underdeveloped.
In “Deliverence,” Naomi is excited to land a job in a yogurt shop. She is thrilled when her hard work and positive attitude are rewarded with a substantial raise. But soon Naomi must question if the raise was for her efforts, or if Mr. Ancho, the shop’s owner, had other motives when he gave her a raise. When Mr. Ancho attacks a teenaged boy who flirts with Naomi, she concludes that Mr. Ancho is unstable and violent.
Mr. Ancho is sent for treatment. But when he reappears at the shop unexpectedly, Naomi knows something is very wrong. In a confrontation with Ernesto, Naomi’s steady boyfriend, Mr. Ancho pulls out a gun.
Despite the steadily increasing tension between Naomi and Mr. Ancho, and the secondary story about the neighborhood’s attempts to improve the condition of the streets and Naomi’s difficulties with rejected suitors and family tensions, the stilted narrative and self-conscious prose make this story awkward. Too much repetition hampers the story further. The characters are flat and underdeveloped.
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October 31, 2012Dear Readers, I just read a book called Deliverance by Anne Schraff.
It is about a very pretty girl named Naomi Martinez. Naomi can’t believe her good luck. First she gets a job at the local frozen yogurt shop. Then she gets an immediate raise. Her dream car is within her grasp. But the shop’s owner keeps staring at her so intently. And Clay Aguirre is still stalking her trying to get her back.
I would recommend this book to girls because this book is a drama. This book has you asking questions till the very end. It shows you how to trust and be careful with the people who aren’t that close to you.
It is about a very pretty girl named Naomi Martinez. Naomi can’t believe her good luck. First she gets a job at the local frozen yogurt shop. Then she gets an immediate raise. Her dream car is within her grasp. But the shop’s owner keeps staring at her so intently. And Clay Aguirre is still stalking her trying to get her back.
I would recommend this book to girls because this book is a drama. This book has you asking questions till the very end. It shows you how to trust and be careful with the people who aren’t that close to you.
September 16, 2012
I read this book because it is the kind of book that many of my students like. It is "skinny", has drama, and the situation gets resolved by the end of the book. It is written for low level readers...easy to read but high in interest. I liked a lot of the characters in the book and the positive depiction of Latino families and students.
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September 12, 2017Personal Response
I enjoyed, Deliverance by Anne Schraff because Naomi is a junior in high school and I am to. I liked how the book
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I enjoyed, Deliverance by Anne Schraff because Naomi is a junior in high school and I am to. I liked how the book
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January 18, 2013
I bought this book for 9-12th grade English language learner students. I chose this series (Urban Underground) because of the low lexile (3.5) coupled with the older characters and "adult" look of the book- my ELLs know when they're reading a 4th grade "baby book" and they don't like it. I chose this book in the series because of the Latin@ students and the female protagonist.
The fact that it 1) has an appropriate reading level for my ELLs with 2) older, high interest characters and themes for high school students and 3) Latin@ characters makes me pretty pleased, regardless of plot.
When I previewed this book before I taught it I did roll my eyes because I thought it had corny dialog and was a little heavy-handed with the politicians aren't all corrupt/the system isn't broken! But I'm not the target audience. My kids liked it, and they generally don't like reading. They identified with Ernesto and Naomi, we had an extra tie-in lesson about Cesar Chavez, the vocab was mostly understandable for them although there were a lot of colloquialisms and idioms I had to clear up. I LIKED the repetition- for ELLs, they need repeated exposure to words and ideas.
I ordered a class set, the audio CD so students could follow along while it was read aloud, and the teacher resource activity guide.
The fact that it 1) has an appropriate reading level for my ELLs with 2) older, high interest characters and themes for high school students and 3) Latin@ characters makes me pretty pleased, regardless of plot.
When I previewed this book before I taught it I did roll my eyes because I thought it had corny dialog and was a little heavy-handed with the politicians aren't all corrupt/the system isn't broken! But I'm not the target audience. My kids liked it, and they generally don't like reading. They identified with Ernesto and Naomi, we had an extra tie-in lesson about Cesar Chavez, the vocab was mostly understandable for them although there were a lot of colloquialisms and idioms I had to clear up. I LIKED the repetition- for ELLs, they need repeated exposure to words and ideas.
I ordered a class set, the audio CD so students could follow along while it was read aloud, and the teacher resource activity guide.
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