Virginia Readers Choice Award
2011 · Middle School · Nominee
About This Book
D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time.
When D Foster enters Neeka's and her best friend's lives, their world opens up. D's the kind of girl that's been places and attracts attention. Before long the three are inseparable, bonded by a passion for the music of Tupac Shakur. Then, all too soon, D's mom swoops in to reclaim D — and as magically as she appeared, she disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting—this time fatal. And the girls are left to ponder how even the briefest connections can touch so deeply. . . .
When D Foster enters Neeka's and her best friend's lives, their world opens up. D's the kind of girl that's been places and attracts attention. Before long the three are inseparable, bonded by a passion for the music of Tupac Shakur. Then, all too soon, D's mom swoops in to reclaim D — and as magically as she appeared, she disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting—this time fatal. And the girls are left to ponder how even the briefest connections can touch so deeply. . . .
Awards
Volunteer State Book Award
2010 · Young Adult · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2009 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
Children's Book Committee Award
2009 · Fiction · Winner
Newbery Medal
2009 · Children's · Honor Book
