A Boy Called Twister : Urban Underground, Harriet Tubman High School

Set in contemporary urban America, the Urban Underground series is about a group of teens attending Tubman High. The teen experience at Tubman is typical as students deal with trust, loyalty, friendship, unemployment, urban decay, drugs, dropouts, bullies, alcoholism, and self esteem to name a few. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to struggling teen readers and encourage them to finish. Each novel- each paperback book looks and feels like a trade edition and is complete in just under 200 pages. Themes: High School, Neighborhoods, Family, Loyalty, Friendship, Urban Teen Fiction, Gangs, Mystery, Suspense, Alcohol Abuse, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Harriet Tubman HS Series - Kevin Walker will be a loner at Tubman High- he doesn't want anyone asking too many questions about his move from Texas. His terrible secret could destroy any chance of remaining anonymous. Running like the wind helps him forget his troubles, but his star turn on the track team brings a lot of attention. Leaving his small town in Texas to live with his grandmother in California after his mother's death, Kevin Walker tries to keep a low profile, hoping nobody finds out about a family secret, but when he joins the track team and outshines school bully Marko Lane, he is terrified the truth will come out When Kevin Walker transfers to Tubman High after the death of his mother, he decides to keep his painful past a secret and remain a loner to avoid the scrutiny of others. But his star turn on the track team brings him attention and friends who may betray his trust.