Educators Corner: The Hold On Be Strong
Resource Center
Greetings and Welcome to "The Hold On Be Strong" Resource Center:
This page will continuously be under construction as we hope to add tools and other perks that we hope will make your journey through "The Hold On Be Strong" Resource Center an enjoyable one. Whether you are picking one title to study for a semester or want a mixture of titles to give your students a variety of stories to read, our goal is to entertain as well as educate readers about issues that young black men face.
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From bullying and gangs to sexuality and forgiveness, "The Hold On Be Strong Teen Series" tackles issues that plague young black men today. Some of these books have been selected as classroom readings and book club selections. Also, learn which books are appropriate for which age groups. Our opinions are based on input from the author, professional review readers as well as feedback from parents and teachers who compare our books to others in this genre on the market.
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Worth Fighting 4
Jarold Imes
ISBN:978-1-934195-01-7
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Appropriate for Teens Ages 12 & Up
At the age of eleven and a half, Martin Little
wanted to be just like his parents. His father was a door-to-door
salesman for a prominent African American hair care firm; his mother
owns one of the hottest beauty salons in the Denver Metropolitan Area.
With their blessing, they encourage Martin and his friends to sell candy
to compete with the school store.
Martin and his friends establish a highly successful candy distribution network that attracts the attention of Garfield and Freddie, leaders of a local gang set at their school. Garfield and Freddie see the potential to exploit Martin's business for a legitimate cover for their illegal gang activities. To make matters worse, Martin and his friends also have to contend with a growing Hispanic population that seems to be taking over the once all black neighborhood. The increasing tensions between the African Americans and the Hispanics in the community seem to be spilling over to their school, causing drama between the two sets of friends.
With the threat of being forced to join one of the notorious gangs in the Denver Metropolitan Area on the horizon and the possibility of a race war of epic proportions, will Martin and his friends prove that their dreams of entrepreneurship and independence will be worth fighting for?
5 Miles to Empty
Jarold Imes
ISBN:978-1-934195-02-4
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Appropriate for Teens Ages 14 & Up
When Franklin Dell lived in Denver Colorado he and his group of friends sold candy in their middle school, fought gang violence and enjoyed a nearly peaceful seventh grade year. Franklin has always bragged about Winston-Salem, North Carolina was his dream home. He enjoyed the predominantly African American city and wants nothing more than to leave the thuggish, ruggish gangster ways of Denver behind.
Upon arriving in Winston-Salem, he finds that the city is nothing how he imagined it being from his summer visits from Denver. He can't get a long with anyone at Hanes Middle School except for Mike Lane, a fourteen year old bad ass who happens to be gay.
As Franklin and Mike grow up, they find that friendship is important and help each other face discrimination, sexual trials, fatherhood and off to college they go. But when something happens to potentially end one of their lives and their friendship, will these young men be able to face their challenges together?
U Can't Break Me
Jarold Imes
ISBN:978-1-934195-03-1
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Appropriate for Teens Ages 14 & Up
When Reggie Stevens enters high school, life as he knows it is about to change. First, he must deal with a bully that is out to seek revenge against a member of his family. Then there is the uncle and cousin who move in with him upon the death of a close relative. Add to that a budding romance with the girl next door and what you have is a young man with several opportunities to go left as oppose to go right.
As he gets adjusted to his "new" surroundings, Reggie finds out that everything in his life is not as it appears to be. And his only escape is in his passion for music. As he teaches himself how to play various instruments, he finds a means to get away from it all. Caught in a war he knows nothing about, a school he can t stand and a situation no young man would want to be in, will Reggie be able to survive his first year in high school or will it break him?
Age Ain't Nothing But A
Number
Jarold Imes
ISBN:978-1-934195-04-8
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Appropriate for Teens Ages 14 & Up
In the most scandalous and controversial teen novel to hit the streets, Jarold Imes takes you on a cautionary tale about sex and teen relationships.
Juan Morales lives in the Delta Center after a lie has forced him out on his own. There, he meets Jazmyn Walters, a budding entrepreneur that wants to make him her own piece of work. Together, they work out their desires and face the obstacles of being thirteen years apart and slowly falling in love while being homeless...
Runnin' Wit No Breaks
Jarold Imes
ISBN:978-1-934195-06-2
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Appropriate for Teens Ages 12 & Up
When Daunte Royce gets out of jail after serving fifteen years for armed robbery, he still has a few more debts he has to pay. To the mothers of his three children, he owes them an explanation for why he wasn't faithful to either of them. To the three son's he's left behind, he owes them a role model they can truly look up to and a man they would be proud to call father. At 36, Daunte learns that all people aren't as forgiving as he would like them to be. He spends his time searching for his sons in a quest to undo the wrongs he has set before them.
At 18, Dumar Jones can't celebrate the fact that he is graduating from Eldridge Cleaver High School, the largest predominantly black high school in Winston-Salem North Carolina. He is still dealing with the loss of his mother and stepfather in a car accident; not to mention the hell he raised as former leader of the Barions. With just a few months to spend time with his friends before he attends Winston-Salem State University, he contends with the idea of calling Daunte "dad" after not seeing him in almost sixteen years.
Will these two men's paths cross at forgiveness or will their distrust for one another lead them further astray?
Never Too Much
Jarold Imes
ISBN:978-1-934195-07-9
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Appropriate for Teens Ages 14 & Up
The Tensley brothers are four young men who struggle with problems plaguing our youth today. Antwan becomes a teenage father at fifteen and has to learn how to become a man. Ashley is in denial about his addiction to alcohol, which is slowly tearing him apart. Ace is learning to balance his faith and learn anger management while incarcerated. Aaron is learning to accept that love must start with loving himself. These brothers have to learn to get along and face their problems together.
Jarold Imes is no stranger to controversy and raising awareness of social causes and he proves that by bringing back the debut title that started it all.
Hold On Be Strong
Jarold Imes
ISBN:978-1-934195-09-3
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Appropriate for Teens Ages 14 & Up
Like any good man, Second Chance misses his mother. After her death, Second must make the decisions about the friends and family in his life to ensure the development of productive relationships that are the best for him and his children.
Brenda is his on-again, off-again ride or die chick that is the mother of his eldest child. His half-brothers Hope, Passion & Love all deal with having different fathers and the impact that it has had on their lives. Allen is his best friend and roommate who just can t stay out of trouble.
Not too many people get a chance to change or start over while things are good, but when the choices that Second must make affect his family, friends and his own life, he must make those choices carefully.
AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 4, 2008
Rollin' Wit the Punches
Jarold Imes
ISBN:978-1-934195-08-6
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Appropriate for Teens Ages 14 & Up
Suicide should have been the answer for Ty Winston to get out of his abusive relationship with his father. After the failed attempt he is sent off to live with his estranged Chance family in Denver, Colorado, who seem to have problems of their own. Second Chance is a sixteen year old trying to find his biological father, a task made difficult from his mother's past promiscuous behavior. Love is fighting for everyone to accept his biological father, the only man who has stepped to the plate to take on the responsibility. The twenty-something Hope Chance does not want to grow up and their mother, Ankh is more interested in the boys learning about their African roots and finding ways to send her other son to college than attending to her sons' every need.
In the story that combines some of the favorite characters from the original Never Too Much, Worth Fighting 4 & and the cult classic Hold On Be Strong, Imes demonstrates why it's not easy being a teen.
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