Hip-Hop High School

A MUST READ IF YOU LIKE HIP-HOP!!!

Dang, why can't more books be like this? I laughed, I was on the edge of my seat, the true spirit of hip-hop was captured on the pages -- I ain't never read a book like this. Plus the fact that it portrays minorities in a positive light is just such an amazing element -- like we never see that in books. So much of this stuff is just too true about schools and the people who attend them. Man, just DEEP!!! After reading about Tee-Ay I am inspired like no book never before did for me. This book is a MUST read!! I loved it!

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Recommended

As a sophmore Theresa Anderson, known to her friends as Tee-Ay, struggles through same difficult measures. Theresa struggles to survive high school, and also dealing with her best friends pregnancy, a drive by shooting, poverty, and discimination. Theresa and her friend Devon and he helps her to get her life on track.As soon as she gets to the slightest bit of hope, Devon gets shot in a drive-by. It is up to Theresa to have a brighter future. She is in the shawdow of her "overachieving" brother Andre.This book is a eye opener

Good book

I enjoyed this book. It was real.

Reviewed by Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

Meet Theresa Anderson, known to her friends as Tee-Ay. Alan Lawrence Sitomer has captured Tee-Ay's struggle to survive high school and make it to college, and at the same time deal with some serious issues -- drive-by shootings, discrimination, and poverty. HIP-HOP HIGH SCHOOL presents big-city teens with big-city problems in a realistic, yet positive and inspiring story.

As a sophomore, Tee-Ay is finding it difficult to measure up to her older brother, Andre. (His story is told in Sitomer's HOOPSTER.) He is attending Stanford, and Tee-Ay thinks it would be great to be accepted at USC someday so she could tease Andre when USC kicks Stanford's butt in football. Attending a top-notch university seems like a pretty lofty goal, but Tee-Ay is willing to fight for it.

The story takes Tee-Ay and her fellow classmates through 10th, 11th, and 12th grade to graduation. Along the way she watches one friend, Cee-Saw, become pregnant and drop out, and another almost lose sight of her goals due to family obligations. One positive force in Tee-Ay's life is Devon, who helps her tap into her true potential as they study together for the dreaded SAT -- their ticket to a brighter future.

Sitomer uses hip-hop language to create vivid characters that grab the reader and carry them through right to the end. Big-city teens will be able to relate to the situations, and more sheltered teens will be transported to a world beyond their own.

Note: Although this is listed above as grades 9+, many of my 8th-grade students have read and enjoyed it. In fact, when several of them saw me reading it, they immediately commented about how much they liked it. So many other students are requesting it now, we will probably need to hold some sort of lottery to determine the next reader.

Hip Hop era

Hip Hop High School is very fast paced.I couldn't put it down even if i wanted to! Theresa Anderson aka TEE-AYE is a very intelligent young lady with an attitude to match, sometimes a little bit to much attitude. This book takes place from her sophmore year through her senior year. She has alot to deal with that happens in those three years. He best friend stops coming to school, her other friend got pregnant, and the guy she has the hugest crush on, well you just have to read it and see what happens. But the most important thing is that she is studing for her SAT's when all of these things happen. I really enjoyed this book because is it tells young girls that grow up in a ruff enviroment that their is hope and you can go to collage. So the only thing that would be stopping you would be yourself. This is an excellent read!!!!

YOUR HANDS WOULD BE GLUED TO THE BOOK!!!!

Theresa Anderson a.k.a TEE-AY, is a teenager in high school, going through life trying to fight her way up the education scale! Along the way she copes with her friend who is going through a pregnancy, her best friend gets shot,and she struggles to pass the SAT. This book is not like any other and everyone could relate especially teenagers in high school! I love this book and would read it all over again without hesitation!!

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Meet Theresa Anderson, known to her friends as Tee-Ay. Alan Lawrence Sitomer has captured Tee-Ay's struggle to survive high school and make it to college, and at the same time deal with some serious issues -- drive-by shootings, discrimination, and poverty. HIP-HOP HIGH SCHOOL presents big-city teens with big-city problems in a realistic, yet positive and inspiring story. As a sophomore, Tee-Ay is finding it difficult to measure up to her older brother, Andre. (His story is told in Sitomer's HOOPSTER.) He is attending Stanford, and Tee-Ay thinks it would be great to be accepted at USC someday so she could tease Andre when USC kicks Stanford's butt in football. Attending a top-notch university seems like a pretty lofty goal, but Tee-Ay is willing to fight for it. The story takes Tee-Ay and her fellow classmates through 10th, 11th, and 12th grade to graduation. Along the way she watches one friend, Cee-Saw, become pregnant and drop out, and another almost lose sight of her goals due to family obligations. One positive force in Tee-Ay's life is Devon, who helps her tap into her true potential as they study together for the dreaded SAT -- their ticket to a brighter future. Sitomer uses hip-hop language to create vivid characters that grab the reader and carry them through right to the end. Big-city teens will be able to relate to the situations, and more sheltered teens will be transported to a world beyond their own. Note: Although this is listed above as grades 9+, many of my 8th-grade students have read and enjoyed it. In fact, when several of them saw me reading it, they immediately commented about how much they liked it. So many other students are requesting it now, we will probably need to hold some sort of lottery to determine the next reader. **Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka 'Readingjunky'

Great book

I felt that this book relates to some of the problems that goes around in life. I picked this book after reading Hoopster (which is one of the books in the triology). I really enjoyed this book and how the main character Tee-ay goes to hip hop when she wants to tune out her problems. This book is 'real' in the way it shows what problems Tee-ay goes trough, like studing for the SAT and having a friend being pregnat at a early age. I really enjoyed this book. This book is worth your money.

This book is GREAT!!!!

This book is so good. Im not a reader at all. I dont like to read and I finished this book in one day. It is very inspirational and also helps with the SATs. I love this book. I will say this is the best book I ever read.

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