Efrain's Secret (Paperback)

Ambitious high school senior Efrain Rodriguez dreams of escaping the South Bronx for an Ivy League college like Harvard or Yale. But how is his family going to afford to pay for a prestigious university when Moms has to work insane hours to put food on the table as it is? And Efrain wouldn't dare ask that good-for-nothing father of his who has traded his family in for younger models. Left with few options, Efrain chooses to do something he never thought he would. He embarks on a double life--honor student by day, drug peddler at night--convinced that by temporarily capitulating to society's negative expectations of a boy like him, he can eventually defy them.
Sofia Quintero makes a stunning debut writing for young adults with this gritty, complex, and real exploration of the life of an urban teen whose attempt to leave one world behind for a better one could cost him everything.

"From the Hardcover edition."

General

Imprint:	Ember
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	August 2011
Authors:	Sofia Quintero
Dimensions:	210 x 143 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-440-24062-4
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal issues > Smoking, alcohol, drugs & substance abuse Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Promotions
LSN:	0-440-24062-X
Barcode:	9780440240624

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