Ebook {Epub PDF} If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser

Todd Strasser’s If I Grow Up is a YA novel about a young teen’s struggles in the inner-city projects of Chicago. The protagonist, DeShawn, faces gang violence, shootouts, drug dealers, and the fear that he might never get a chance to grow up. Strasser is a .  · IF I GROW UP BY TODD STRASSER. Character Analysis. Deshawn The protagonist: Lives in the projects, has a sister named Tia, lost his mother at a young age and dates Tanisha which is the mother of his two sons. Gramma: Deshawns grandmother that takes care of him and his sister because their mother died. Rance The antagonist: Leader of the Douglas Disciples rivals, brother of . Todd Strasser is the author of more than novels for adults, YAs and middle graders. His YA novels including such award winners as Price of Duty, No Place, If I Grow Up, Boot Camp, Can't Get There From Here, Give a Boy a Gun, Wish You Were Dead, Blood on My Hands, Kill You Last, the Impact Zone series, and the DriftX series/5(51).

Strasser, Todd. If I grow up / Todd Strasser.â 1st ed. p. cm. Summary: Growing up in the inner-city projects, DeShawn is reluctantly forced into the gang world by circumstances beyond his control. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN ISBN [1. Gangsâ Fiction. 2. Violenceâ Fiction. 3. Todd Strasser had a lot of characters aside from the Protagonist and the antagonist. Strasser had supporting characters like Lightbulb and Big D. The supporting characters actually made the book worth while because if Deshawn was just by himself then he wouldn't have had the gang involvement. If I Grow Up Todd Strasser, Author. Simon Schuster $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. ARTICLES. Q A with Todd Strasser; OTHER BOOKS.

If I Grow Up: By Todd Strasser. Marcus was like the father of the the Fredrick Douglas Project. He was also the leader of the Douglas Disciples he made sure everything flowed right and had the respect of no other. He treated DeShawn especially different form others,more so like a younger brother he didn't have. Todd Strasser’s If I Grow Up is a YA novel about a young teen’s struggles in the inner-city projects of Chicago. The protagonist, DeShawn, faces gang violence, shootouts, drug dealers, and the fear that he might never get a chance to grow up. Strasser is a writer and the founder of a fortune cookie company. If I Grow Up –A haunting story of an adolescent whose potential was overwhelmed by his social and economic background: Through a dedicated focus on DeShawn, a young man, who values family, friendship, loyalty, elders, and relationships, Strasser grabs his readers attention to the plot details, ideas, themes, perspective and language of his narrative.