african american high school students

Seven McKnight, dealing with self-esteem issues over her weight, faces a difficult decision when Josiah, the hottest guy in school, breaks up with Deeyah, another girl in Seven's clique, and begins showing interest in her.

Lionel Shephard dreams of joining the NBA, but while his father disapproves of his plans, his teachers are threatening to fail him--unaware of his poor reading abilities--and Lionel needs to decide how far he is willing to go for his dreams.

African-American high school junior Jayd Jackson has to deal with more drama when her friend, Nellie, lets her homecoming princess title go to her head and her boyfriend, Jeremy, starts to act like he is no longer interested in her.

"Jair Nobles still remembers how great it felt. After he and Zander Peterson rescued two girls at a party that got out of hand, other students were full of admiration. Acceptance felt awesome. But the attention was short-lived. His old life hadn't been happy, but at least it felt familiar. Looking back he could remember one bright moment. The night everyone thought he was a hero. He would do anything to feel like that again. Anything"--Back cover.

"In Jayd Jackson's world, the end is just the beginning... If only life could always be as sweet as Jayd's dreams. Mama, although back at home, is still not completely out of the woods, Nellie's boyfriend is showing his true colors more often than not all over Nellie's body, Mickey's relentless in her denying Nigel of any custodial rights to their daughter, and just when Jayd thought that she'd finally gotten over Rah he comes back to haunt her in the most personal way possible. With all of the drama going on around her Jayd barely has time to focus on her ever-increasing schoolwork let alone her spiritual development or her budding romance with Chase. In the end, Jayd pulls in all the right resources to handle business once and for all but will this be the end of the drama, as she knows it, or is it too good to be true?"--Back cover.

Lionel Shephard dreams of joining the NBA, but while his father disapproves of his plans, his teachers are threatening to fail him--unaware of his poor reading abilities--and Lionel needs to decide how far he is willing to go for his dreams.

Nishell is cautious about Jackson who is a player and shows no interest in school.

Sherise is gorgeous and popular, she has a hot boyfriend, and her yearbook club is top in the country, but she has a strange feeling someone is watching her.

Three elite students enrolled at Pace Academy--Starr, Dionne, and Marisol--think nothing of their wealth and fame until they have individual experiences that show them what popularity can cost.

"Discusses the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, including the nine African-American students that successfully integrated the Arkansas school and the controversy and crisis surrounding the event"--Provided by publisher.