Jimmie R. McKnight

Broschiertes Buch

It's Not Easy Being Me

Beschreibung

Lewis is a quiet shy student at Garvey Middle School in the inner city. For Lewis school is a constant nightmare. He is constantly in trouble, despite being a good student with excellent writing skills. Lewis desperately wants to make his mother proud and not follow in the footsteps of his father who is in prison. He is constantly influenced by his friend Jason who always seems to lead him toward trouble. Lewis meets Mr. Willis a weird but concerned teacher at his school. Mr. Willis enrolls Lewis in Empowerment program which exposes Lewis to a different world. Lewis then begins to contemplate change. Will Lewis continue to travel down the wrong path towards tragedy? Or will he make a turn towards success?

Autor

Jimmie R. McKnight, PhD (ABD) is a native of Mound Bayou, Mississippi. He is a motivational speaker and a consultant. He is also an educator on both the collegiate and secondary level. He attended Delta State University where he earned a B.S in Social Science. He also earned a Masters of Art in Political Science from Mississippi State University. He is currently in the completion stages of his dissertation to earn a Doctoral of Philosophy in Political Science from Clark Atlanta University. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. His goal is to see the Empowerment Program empower at-risk youth all over America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Trafford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 216g
• ISBN-13: 9781490712918
• ISBN-10: 1490712917
• Artikelnr.: 40925268