by
3.94 of 5 stars
Three girls. Three high schools. Three gotta-read stories.

How To Be Down by Felicia Pride

When Nina Parker decides to straighten her Afro, lo... read full description


reviews

Oct 14, 2010
Shariah added it
The Hallway Diaries had three stories about three girls dealling with different delemmas. The story that I liked the best was "The Summer She Learned To Dance." This story is about a girl Giselle who is rich and lives in a big mansion. One day while at the dinner table her dad announced that her cousin from the Dominican Republic will come to visit them. At first Giselle seemed excited to meet family from her mother's side sinse her mother died. When her cousin arrived she started to r More...
Jul 13, 2010
Dymond is currently reading it
Well I Just Started Reading This Book And So Far I Think Its Very good.The So Far One Of The Short Stories In The Book Is About A Girl Name Nina.Nina Parents Moved Her From Her Nice Suburban Neighbor(rainheaven,new jersey to The Ghetto Streets of MapleWood Balitmore.In The Part Of The Story Nina Is Talking About HOw Her Family Thinks She An Expert On White Folks BEacuse Of Where She Lived.Nina Also Meets A Girl That Moved Into Her Parents ApartMent Builiding Name Vicia.Right Now Vicia And Nina More...
Aug 29, 2010
Rayzin rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Felicia Pride is a very smart and dedicated person. I've met and worked with her and she is a great person to be around. This was a good story that i read. All of them were.
When Nina changed her style and then starts to attract good looking boys and Vivica starts to notice but she wants Jeffrey all to her self. But he;s falling for Nina. But only if she can take the pressure of being her self.

In the hood, Mia Chambers is the "smart girl," but at her new prep school, s More...
Sep 11, 2011
Quonnetta added it
This book is three books in one I'm on the first book its called How To Be Down its about a girl who is from New Jersey then she moves to some where else.The place that she lives now her parents own the apartment that they live in a girl that's from the neighborhood moved in their building her name is Vivica she's popular,mean and too grown.





Nina and her new friends are doing okay they are trying to teach her how to be a black girl because they said she act like a wh More...
Aug 17, 2009
Kia rated it: 2 of 5 stars
This book....
Was well this book. Not anything I really enjoyed or was just glued to.

PLEASE READ
Nov 23, 2008
kilah rated it: 4 of 5 stars
being n highschool is a changle too kep yo a game up high for these girls...lol
Dec 30, 2009
Jamika rated it: 5 of 5 stars
What i learned from this book is that high school is tough but when you have friends who always have your back it will be easy to go on to the next level.
Aug 28, 2009
Ms. LaPorte marked it as to-read
Mrs. Williams favorite Summer 2009 read.
Feb 16, 2010
Michelle rated it: 5 of 5 stars
this was the best one i read so far
Aug 29, 2009
BDMS IMC added it
Mrs. Williams' top pick from summer 09.
May 22, 2009
Nalissa added it
Good book if your looking for drama.
Feb 08, 2011
April rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Three novellas about three different girls trying to adapt to new circumstances in their lives. The first two are snappily-written chicklit with appealing heroines. The last one is a dud, amateurishly written and full of cliches.
Jan 28, 2012
Donna rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 27, 2012
Jessica rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Jan 16, 2012
Tiana marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2012
Janiah rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Dec 14, 2011
Khrys rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Sep 28, 2011
Shanna rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Sep 28, 2011
Lily added it
Sep 09, 2011
Patrina is currently reading it
Jun 13, 2011
n. marked it as to-read
Jun 10, 2011
Raeanna rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Jul 12, 2011
Bianca rated it: 4 of 5 stars
May 19, 2011
Clanesha rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Feb 13, 2011
Abigail rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 27, 2011
Sydney rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jan 06, 2011
Dione rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Dec 24, 2010
Natalie marked it as to-read
Dec 03, 2010
Keisha rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jun 22, 2010
Talia rated it: 4 of 5 stars