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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
September 2006
On Sale: September 5, 2006
192 pages
ISBN: 0374371741
EAN: 9780374371746
Hardcover
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Patrice Williams was happy living in Georgia with her
grandmother, who called her "cocoa grandbaby." Then her
mother lured her to Chicago and ended up in jail. Now
Patrice lives with her Auntie Mae, and her new nickname
is "Puffy" - thanks to her giant poof of hair. But
Patrice's hair isn't the only reason she sticks out: she
cares about her grades and strives for the best. That's why
Monty Freeman, another eighth grader who lives in the
building, asks Patrice to tutor his little brother. Even
though Monty's friends make Patrice uneasy, Monty himself
is friendly, confident, and surprisingly smart. When he
becomes her guardian angel, Patrice begins to think
something stronger than friendship might be growing between
them. Still, nothing will stop her from applying for a
scholarship at prestigious Dogwood Academy - her ticket out
of the project and a school populated by gangs and drug
runners.
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