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Reviewed on December 1, 2013 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 10 Up—West Charleston High is the kingdom that Omar "T-Diddy" Smalls has won through his victorious battles on the gridiron as QB, including the state-championship game that helped seal his scholarship offer from the University of Miami. He has also won a great many female hearts and amassed quite a record of "bong-bong," loving and leaving about 20 young women to earn the label of "playa" that keeps Harvard-bound Claudia from even considering ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2013
After leading the team to a state championship, quarterback Omar “T-Diddy” Smalls has the West Charleston High student body eating out of his hand. Claudia Clarke—sharp, opinionated, and Harvard-bound—is the only girl in school who isn’t impressed; football frenzy distracts attention from budget cuts and teacher layoffs, and she finds T-Diddy’s macho antics immature at best. Omar takes a fifty-dollar bet that he can wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013
Claudia Clarke--sharp, opinionated, and Harvard-bound--is the only girl who isn't impressed by quarterback Omar "T-Diddy" Smalls. Om...Log In or Sign Up to Read More