{"product_id":"harlem-hustle-9780374328559","title":"Harlem Hustle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHustle's personal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarlem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e was sorely in need of a renaissance. For him, it was the place where a scared kid named Eric Samson had been ditched by druggy parents and dismissed by frustrated teachers. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbandoned to the streets to raise himself, Eric Samson knows life won't be easy, beginning with the choices he must make. The fast cash of the streets still tempts him, but the threat of getting locked up - again - is daunting. Maybe Eric's way out is as Harlem Hustle, the rapper he dreams of being. At his side is Manley Ride Freeman, surrogate brother and best friend. And Jeannette Simpson, the college-bound round-the-way girl he hopes will be more than a friend. But does Eric have the strength to leave the familiar street life behind and the courage to reach for his dream? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her companion to \u003ci\u003eBrother Hood\u003c\/i\u003e, Janet McDonald once again captures the rhythms of Harlem in this fast, funny story of a restless teenager who uses the power of words to rise above it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janet McDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374328559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e110256 \/ Harlem Hustle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJANET MCDONALD (1953-2007) is the author of three books set in the Brooklyn projects: \u003ci\u003eChill Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she received the Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe Award for New Talent; \u003ci\u003eSpellbound\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and \u003ci\u003eTwists and Turns\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and lived in Paris, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40696544067699,"sku":"9.78037E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9de909bb-f131-4fc8-9b97-b3b64263d28d.jpg?v=1675778245","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/harlem-hustle-9780374328559","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}