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Underprivileged Overachiever: A Crenshaw Story
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About Underprivileged Overachiever: A Crenshaw Story
Product Description Written with the ♥HEART♥ of a fighter!Readers unfamiliar with memoirs will be spoiled rotten by this book. These are quick short chapters with powerful impacts laced in every turn of the page."At age 14, I ran away, but not from home - because I never had one to begin with. At school I participated in every sport, club, and after-school activity, so that when the other kids finally left, I could settle in for the night by my locker. I spent my childhood dealing with gangs, drugs, violence, and my mother's mental illness, but the real enemy was always poverty."Y.A. Salimu almost feels too grown-up in this YA memoir as his compelling story occasionally shifts from gripping novel to raw ego, putting the reader right there in the city with him.Salimu’s story is tough to listen to at times, but ROARS of laughter await anyone brave enough to walk in this man’s shoes. Readers expecting a sad Oliver Twist tale will instead find a confident, talented protagonist who continually defies low expectations and inspires those around him.While there is language, sexual themes, and a full blown rape scene (did he really have to include the police report?) all of these are necessary and never done for shock factor.Underprivileged Overachiever is SHOCKING, but there are a butt-load of lessons to be learned here. Review "OMG. This story... might need a warning label before..." --Eric Sondheimer, LA TIMES "You might wonder whether you know anyone else who is tougher and braver and smarter and more indomitable than Yohancé. The answer to that question... is irrefutably no." --Edward C. Hopkins Jr., Attorney, Essayist & U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 1995 "If you mentor young men, this story will help you redouble your efforts to keep reaching into the darkest wells to raise up refreshing talent like this." --Emille Bryant, Author of Start With A Sparkle "A chance meeting with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, the larger-than-life wrestler and big-screen movie star, imbued in Yohancé the attitude to keep reaching for a brighter tomorrow. In a world where celebrity voices seldom have the wisdom we desire, The Rock said the right thing at the right time to the right person." --Rauhmel Fox, Director and CEO AFA GRAD INC. "Yohancé achieves what would seem unachievable through grit and ambition but also with the panache of a street performer, where you're amazed, heartbroken and at times laughing out loud, at his surreal journey. This story is powerful in its message, unforgettable in its telling--and needed in the world right now." --D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas, Author of The Tiny Warrior: A Path to Personal Discovery & Achievement
