num_pages: 144
description: The Washington sisters make good in the 'hood It may have taken them an extra year or two to do it, but the Washington sisters finally graduated high school, and this definitely calls for a celebration. But after the party ends, then what? The girls have no plans. Unlike their smart best friend Raven Jefferson, who's away at college, and their nerdy best friend Toya Larson, who's in computer training, andtheir overall best friend Aisha Ingram, who's rocking in TV commercials, Keeba and Teesha are still hanging out on neighborhood benches as if nothing's changed. Then an older friend convinces the sisters that they, too, have a skill – braiding hair – and why not make a business of it? With a loan from Aisha, the Washingtons open TeeKee's Tresses in a rented storefront, and the future looks pretty solid . . . that is, until a rival's jealousy, a landlord's greed, and a politician's scheme turn the sisters' world upside down. Janet McDonald introduces readers to two sisters who discover that all you have to do is stick together to handle life's many twists and turns. Twists and Turns is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
language: English
title: Twists and Turns
titlecomplete: Twists and Turns
genres: Cultural, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Urban, African American
ratings_count: 62
places: New York (State)
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)