The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (965 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 157322989X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 263 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Of joining forces and beating the odds. A story about changing your life, and the lives of those you love mosttogether.. They promised each other they would all become doctors, and stick it out together through the long, difficult journey to attaining that dream. Chosen by Essence to be among the forty most influential African Americans, the three doctors grew up in the streets of Newark, facing city life’s temptations, pitfalls, even jail. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt are not only friends to this day—they are all doctors.This is a story about the power of friendship. But one day these three young men made a pact
BeeLieve said All Boys Should Read This Book!. My Science Geek loved this book! He feels "weird" and "different" because he prefers to do chemistry experiments and build robots rather than knowing the lyrics to the hottest rap song. As a single mom I try to find as many positive voices as I can to speak to my son. It worked!. T. Sherard said Inspiration. Great book to show struggles and triumphs. In society that does not encourage black men this book will. Good read, don't expect the same format as a novel.. "He loved it!" according to Amazon Customer. Bought this for my grandson and had him read it on his spring break! He loved it!
--Regina Marler. Their first stroke of luck was testing into University High, one of Newark's three magnet high schools, and their second was finding each other. If the ordinary boys who made this pact could survive college and medical school by sticking together, then so can others. The college was offering a tempting assistance package for minorities in its Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Plus Program. They would help each other through. None of them would be allowed to drop out and be reabsorbed by the Newark streets. George convinced his two friends to go to college with him. As teenagers from a rough part of Newark, New Jersey, Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins had nothing special going for them except loving mothers (