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We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success Paperback - 2006

by Sampson Davis; George Jenkins; Rameck Hunt

This "New York Times" bestseller is the dramatic, inspiring story of three inner-city youths--Samson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt--whose strong friendship gave them the strength to continue their education and become doctors. Photos.


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Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George,and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison.  But when a presentation at their school made the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that they would become doctors.  It took a lot of determination—and a lot of support from one another—but despite all the hardships along the way, the three succeeded.  Retold with the help of an award-winning author, this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young readers everywhere.

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Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George, and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a presentation at their school made the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that they would become doctors. It took a lot of determination--and a lot of support from one another--but despite all the hardships along the way, the three succeeded. Retold with the help of an award-winning author, this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young readers everywhere.

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THIS IS A TRUE STORY.

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  • Title We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success
  • Author Sampson Davis; George Jenkins; Rameck Hunt
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2006-04-20
  • ISBN 9780142406274 / 0142406279
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.25 x 5.5 x 0.63 in (20.96 x 13.97 x 1.60 cm)
  • Ages 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 860
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Friendship, Success
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

George Jenkins, Sampson Davis, and Rameck Hunt grew up together in Newark and graduated from Seton Hall University. Davis and Hunt received their medical degrees from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Jenkins received his dentistry degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry. The three doctors are the recipients of the Essence Lifetime Achievement Award. All three continue to live in Newark.
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