A coming of age fiction based on fact story. In 1970, A kid from the wrong side of the tracks wins a full scholarship to an Ivy League college in Philadelphia. He learns that education from the streets and hard knocks is a lot more valuable than what he learns in the classroom.
Prologue
The Spring of 1969 was a tense time for a variety of reasons. The oldest of seven children in a military family in Norfolk, Virg ...
A coming of age fiction based on fact story. In 1970, A kid from the wrong side of the tracks wins a full scholarship to an Ivy League college in Philadelphia. He learns that education from the streets and hard knocks is a lot more valuable than what he learns in the classroom.
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Prologue
The Spring of 1969 was a tense time for a variety of reasons. The oldest of seven children in a military family in Norfolk, Virg ...
Special Commentary
SPECIAL COMMENTARYFor a fiction-based-on-fact book, the facts are real. This research can be especially time-consuming, and some ...
Chapter 6: Relationships Can Be Tough
Chapter 6 ACE - DRAFT EXCEPT ONLYLesson: Relationships Can Be Tough Having started the week with both a hangover and a sor ...
Chapter 8: Survival Takes Determination
Chapter 8 ACE - EXCERPT ONLYLesson: Survival Takes DeterminationThe next major milestone would be Thanksgiving, immediately foll ...
Chapter 9: Momentum for First Home Stretch
Chapter 9 ACE EXCERPT ONLYLesson: Momentum for First Home StretchOnce identifying the listings for various art galleries, theate ...
Chapter 10: Taking Chances
Chapter 10 ACE - EXCERPTLesson: Taking Chances Aaron did not mind going to the art galleries and openings on his own. However, h ...
Chapter 11: Wrapping It Up
Chapter 11 ACE - EXCERPTLesson: Wrapping it Up The theater production he saw with Patrice and the Peale Gallery opening wer ...
Chapter 12: You Can’t Go Home Again
Chapter 12 ACE - DRAFT ONLYLesson: You Can’t Go Home Again After the long bus trip to Norfolk, Aaron was pleased to s ...
Chapter 13: Everything Takes Work
Chapter 13 ACE - EXCERPT ONLYLesson: Everything Takes Work The first order of business for his Fall 1970 semester would be ...
Chapter 14: Focus on the Tasks at Hand
Chapter 14 ACELesson: Focus on the Tasks at Hand He had thought it through over the semester break and now to make it a rea ...
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