The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

by Jeff Hobbs

Book Overview

*Now a major motion picture--Rob Peace--starring Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, and Chiwetel Ejiofor*

*Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, and more* The New York Times bestselling account of a young African-American man who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but still faced the dangers of the streets when he returned is, "nuanced and shattering" (People)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476731918
• ISBN13: 9781476731919
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Tragic

Omg‼️I grew up in the inner city this book do tells the tale real life situations so sad but also so inspiring that you can achieve anything you dream