Skate On!
by Hickson
Publication Date: Feb 02, 2015
List Price: $15.00
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781935148005
Imprint: Ghettoheat
Publisher: Ghettoheat
Parent Company: Ghettoheat
Paperback Description:
ALL THE LADIES IN THE HOUSE SAY: A-O-W-W-W!!! It s 1983 and THE ROOFTOP roller-skating rink is the place to be! SKATE ON!, a coming-of-age tale about three teenage girlfriends from the Polo Grounds projects in Harlem, New York, learning life in the streets, getting into trouble and having carefree fun; while hanging out at the world s most notorious skating rink, THE ROOFTOP. Meet the young 80s ladies: Shani Smith Darling, smart and na ve, this 15-year-old college student and devout Christian is growing bored of her sheltered life and good girl image; becoming more fascinated with fast life in the gritty streets. What happens when sweet and innocent Shani attracts Bricks, a ruthless drug kingpin from Washington Heights? Keisha Campbell Sexy, sassy and self-indulged, this 16-year-old materialistic girl is the ghetto-princess of Harlem. Extremely driven by money, power and the glamour of the drug world, Keisha, manipulatively goes to great lengths to get what she wants: even if it s playing with fire by courting Bricks. Will lust and greed ruin her relationship with best friend, Shani? Monique Mo-Mo Morrison Rough, rebellious and raw, this 18-year-old inspiring rapper is a rebel without a cause, finding herself at war with the ghetto. An aggressive nymphomaniac, living minute-to-minute by any means necessary, will Mo-Mo succumb to the dangerous trappings of the inner city? SKATE ON! backwards into the 80s and reminisce on fashion, street and pop-culture, classic Hip-Hop, Dance Music and R & B at its best. Word up!
ALL THE LADIES IN THE HOUSE SAY: A-O-W-W-W!!! It s 1983 and THE ROOFTOP roller-skating rink is the place to be! SKATE ON!, a coming-of-age tale about three teenage girlfriends from the Polo Grounds projects in Harlem, New York, learning life in the streets, getting into trouble and having carefree fun; while hanging out at the world s most notorious skating rink, THE ROOFTOP. Meet the young 80s ladies: Shani Smith Darling, smart and na ve, this 15-year-old college student and devout Christian is growing bored of her sheltered life and good girl image; becoming more fascinated with fast life in the gritty streets. What happens when sweet and innocent Shani attracts Bricks, a ruthless drug kingpin from Washington Heights? Keisha Campbell Sexy, sassy and self-indulged, this 16-year-old materialistic girl is the ghetto-princess of Harlem. Extremely driven by money, power and the glamour of the drug world, Keisha, manipulatively goes to great lengths to get what she wants: even if it s playing with fire by courting Bricks. Will lust and greed ruin her relationship with best friend, Shani? Monique Mo-Mo Morrison Rough, rebellious and raw, this 18-year-old inspiring rapper is a rebel without a cause, finding herself at war with the ghetto. An aggressive nymphomaniac, living minute-to-minute by any means necessary, will Mo-Mo succumb to the dangerous trappings of the inner city? SKATE ON! backwards into the 80s and reminisce on fashion, street and pop-culture, classic Hip-Hop, Dance Music and R & B at its best. Word up!