This is a very important book., 31 May 1999
I am 13 years old and this was a very important book for me. It was making a discovery that I was not alone and that somebody cared enough to write about my own life and my own world. This is a very real book and I would recommend it to anybody who wants to know what inner city life is like for young people today. I found all of the scenes very real and all of the characters could have been people I know.

A book about a group of gifted kids trapped in poverty, 07 Dec 1998
I gave this book 5 stars because Jess Mowry, author, did not forget who his reading audience was and he relied on using all of his knowledge of the ghetto. In the book a lot of slang was used and a lot of situations that only happen to kids in the ghetto. I really liked the book and I hope that Jess Mowry continues with this writing style, because I feel that he has the ability the attract teenagers who would normally not read books. I feel that Dante, Pook, and Wyatt are perfect for the tragedy of being stuck in the ghetto because they don't have the money or any connections to get them out.