CITATION: Woods, T. (2004). True to the game. New York: Warner BooksIDENTIFYING #: ISBN 9780446581608
CLASSIFICATION: FICTION
GENRE: URBAN FICTION/REALISTIC FICTION
CALL #: FIC WOODS
RECOMMENDED AGE/INTEREST LEVEL: ADULT
RATING:3
Annotation: Gina, the girlfriend of a Philadelphia drug boss, tries to keep it all together when tragedy strikes.
Summary: Gina and Quadir are livin' large with Cocaine money paying the bills. Quadir gets caught up in a dangerous side of the game though, and Gina stands to lose everything. Set on the streets of Philadelphia, Teri Woods, tells a story similar to From a Hard Rock to a Gem about people in tough urban areas, playing the game and trying to survive. Johnson's message, though, in From a Hard Rock to a Gem, is ultimately more hopeful, but both authors deal with similar circumstances.
Notes: Students aren't going to agree with my rating of a 3 for this book, but it was only okay for me. I felt like it glorified the dangers of this lifestyle and took a more fatalistic approach. This is a favorite book among Jefferson students, so go ahead and read it, you know you want to, and tell me why you think it's better than a 3!
