Bluford series

Lionel Shephard dreams of joining the NBA, but while his father disapproves of his plans, his teachers are threatening to fail him--unaware of his poor reading abilities--and Lionel needs to decide how far he is willing to go for his dreams.

Afraid of being taken from his grandmother and placed in a foster home, Harold Davis, a Bluford High freshman, begins to work for the neighborhood drug dealer, Londell James, but Harold's choice leads him to world more dangerous than he could have imagined.

Hakeem Randall, already upset by his father's illness, and his family's move to Detroit, finds his anger reaching a boiling point when he is forced to share a bedroom with his moody and secretive cousin Savon, a childhood friend who soon becomes an enemy.

High school student Liselle Mason, having found out she is pregnant, struggles to decide what to do and who she can trust.

Vicky Fallon feels her life spinning out of control when her father loses her job, her troubled little brother is kicked out of school, her grades start to fall, and her parents start to fight, and as she struggles to hold everything together, Vicky fears she is about to lose everything.

High school student Jamee Wills, having become the target of bullies after trying to stop them from teasing the shy new girl Angel McAllister, struggles to decide how to handle the situation.

Darcy Wills and Brisana Meeks' friendship changed when they got into high school; and when Brisana began making a play for Darcy's boyfriend, Hakeem, Darcy knew she had to stop her.

Afraid of being taken from his grandmother and placed in a foster home, Harold Davis, a Bluford High freshman, begins to work for the neighborhood drug dealer, Londell James, but Harold's choice leads him to world more dangerous than he could have imagined.

Lionel Shephard dreams of joining the NBA, but while his father disapproves of his plans, his teachers are threatening to fail him--unaware of his poor reading abilities--and Lionel needs to decide how far he is willing to go for his dreams.