First semester

By Cecil R. Cross

Subjects: College freshmen, African Americans, African americans, fiction, Identity, Dating (social customs), fiction, African-American, Interpersonal relations, Fiction, Children's fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Identity (Psychology), College students

Description: James “JD” Dawson grew up in the hood, but left a life of violence three thousand miles behind to make something of himself at Clark Atlanta University. But when the freshman got off to a fool’s start--kicking it with his new homeboys, showing up late to class, not studying and checking out the shorties--JD was assigned a tutor, the luscious Katrina Turner. She made studying real fun. But if JD wanted to get with a girl like Katrina, he’d also have to learn to grow up.