Show and Prove

by Sofia Quintero

Book Overview

"A must-read for fans of Walter Dean Myer's All the Right Stuff and other lovers of proud urban realism." -- Kirkus Reviews The summer of 1983 was the summer hip-hop proved its staying power. The South Bronx is steeped in Reaganomics, war in the Middle East, and the twin epidemics of crack and AIDS, but Raymond "Smiles" King and Guillermo "Nike" Vega have more immediate concerns. Smiles was supposed to be the assistant crew chief at his summer camp,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375847073
• ISBN13: 9780375847073
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher