Derrick's neighborhood was rotten to the core. As a young man, he sets out to make a difference.Indeed, the book recalls that reality can be reshaped to produce more workable living conditions, and the young have the energy to carry out this optimistic undertaking provided they are conscious of their Promethean role in the unfolding of history.

Derrick's neighborhood was rotten to the core. As a young man, he sets out to make a difference.Indeed, the book recalls that reality can be reshaped to produce more workable living conditions, and the young have the energy to carry out this optimistic undertaking provided they are conscious of their Promethean role in the unfolding of history.

Includes music.

Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George,and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a presentation at their school made the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that they would become doctors. It took a lot of determination—and a lot of support from one another—but despite all the hardships along the way, the three succeeded. Retold with the help of an award-winning author, this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young readers everywhere.