Age
12+
Grade
7-9
Anne Schraff
Outrunning the Darkness
Perfect Paperback
(Saddleback Educational Jan. 1, 2010)
Between his father's pessimistic moods and his mother's ""put on a happy face"" attitude Jaris Spain feels trapped. Jaris hides his own darkenss from his parents: How hard he has to work for good grades. How quickly a teacher's pen stroke sends him slipping. How he tries out for every sport at Tubman and fails. And then there is Sereeta's scorn...
- Series
- Urban Underground
- ISBN
- 1616510005 / 9781616510008
- Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 5.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 0.5
in.