4.3
If I Grow Up
In a gripping novel with a plot pulled from the headlines, Todd Strasser turns his attention to gang life in the inner-city projects. DeShawn is a teenager growing up in the projects. Most of his friends only see one choice: join up to a gang. DeShawn is smart enough to want to stay in school and make something more of himself, but when his family is starving while his friends have fancy bling and new sneakers, DeShawn is forced to decide--is his integrity more important than feeding his family?
Young Adult FictionSocial ThemesDrugs, Alcohol, Substance AbuseViolenceLifestylesCity & Town Life
RELEASED2010
PUBLISHERSimon and Schuster
LENGTH240
LANGUAGEEN
Todd Strasser (born May 5, 1950) is an American writer of more than 140 young-adult and middle grade novels and many short stories and works of non-fiction, some written under the pen names Morton Rhue and T.S. Rue. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Strasser)
4.3
If I Grow Up
In a gripping novel with a plot pulled from the headlines, Todd Strasser turns his attention to gang life in the inner-city projects. DeShawn is a teenager growing up in the projects. Most of his friends only see one choice: join up to a gang. DeShawn is smart enough to want to stay in school and make something more of himself, but when his family is starving while his friends have fancy bling and new sneakers, DeShawn is forced to decide--is his integrity more important than feeding his family?
Young Adult FictionSocial ThemesDrugs, Alcohol, Substance AbuseViolenceLifestylesCity & Town LifeJuvenile Fiction
RELEASED2010
PUBLISHERSimon and Schuster
LENGTH240
LANGUAGEEN
Todd Strasser (born May 5, 1950) is an American writer of more than 140 young-adult and middle grade novels and many short stories and works of non-fiction, some written under the pen names Morton Rhue and T.S. Rue. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Strasser)
