On the come up
By: Travis Hunter
Publisher: Kensington Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780758242525
Subjects: Inner cities; African American teenagers; Brothers and sisters; Street life; Juvenile fiction; Female gangs; Teenagers
Description: Growing up in the heart of the Atlanta ghetto, siblings DeMarco and Jasmine Winslow have developed a talent for survival. By the time DeMarco was fifteen, being locked up was better than being at home. So whenever he got hungry or cold or just plain tired of living in the ghetto, he'd steal something and make sure he got caught. Jasmine, DeMarco's twin sister, hasn't had the luxury of vacationing in juvie. She's had to balance being an honor roll student with fighting off advances from her mother's boyfriend. After her mom sides with her boyfriend, Jasmine's out on the streets and running with the DIVAs, a rough group of girls.
Notes: Dafina KTeen Books.