Monday, June 20, 2011

After Tupac and D Foster

After Tupac and D Foster is by Jacqueline Woodson. A heart-warming story of three young girls brought together by their love of Tupac's music. D shows up a short time before Tupac's first shooting. She, Neeka, and the narrator (who remains unnamed) become inseparable. Then D's mom appears and as quickly as she arrived she is gone. Then Tupac is shot again and he is gone as well. This story leaves us to ponder friendship and how even brief connections stay with us forever.

Ratings: 8th grade - 8 out of 10 - AC (mature thematic content).

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