Books with title The Race

Six years after the Rodney King riots, Earl Williams is stabbed to death at a high school Valentines' dance - one more black victim in the predominantly Hispanic Boyle Heights neighborhood of LA. Jackie Rodriguez surfaces as the prime suspect when former friendsand family members conspire against him in order to save their own necks and retain control of their small but lucrative drug business. Years later, from the visitors' room of the Susanville State Prison, Jackie unloads his life story to Pastor Bill, his long-time pastor and friend. Jackie dreams of walking the streets of his neighborhood again, reconnecting with his life-long friend Teresa, and above all, having his name cleared of murder. But there are powerful forces at work to make sure that never happens. Bobby and Danny, the two witnesses whose testimony resulted in his conviction, are savoring the dream life of drug lords. Jackie's twenty-five year to life sentence looms over him. Only a miracle crafted in heaven could alter his circumstances.

The vectors of diseases must be tackled headlong to avoid epidemics. Man sees rats as vectors that must be dealt with. The prose, ‘The rat race’ is proverbial in nature where rats and man are used as symbolic illustrations by the author. It is a prose for the kids teaching them morals and behaviours of creatures through the illustrations. There was a contact between a rat living in the bush and those living in the house built by man. Man fears the rats for being vectors of diseases like lassa fever that kills victim within two weeks. Rats enjoyed living in the house of man to eat crumbs of foods. The usual buffet party in the home of man was what the rats loved most. How did the rat, Ben, living in the house convince the rat from the bush to change its environment? What happened at the new environment? What became the end result of the duo? Read the prose and use the morals.

Once upon a time, there were four friends in a jungle. They were called Mr. Rabbit, Mr. Tortoise, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Hedgehog. They were good friends. They would always stay together, play together, and would go everywhere together. One day, they were sitting together and were thinking what to do that day—which game should be played? Because they had played every single game they knew.

Rat race is a kiddies story teaching contentment. Ben has been living a robust life in the home of man. Meeting with another rat living in the bush established their union. In the home of man, there are rules all rats must abide, flouting the rules may end their stay if not lives. Where do they get it right? What are the lessons taught about man from the prose? What eventually happened to the rats in the house? It is a good read for the kids and adults who desire to improve his knowledge about his environment.