Overview
Bluford High: It's not just school--it's real life.Harold Davis, a freshman at Bluford High, is trapped. Medical bills for his sick grandmother are piling up, and a social worker has threatened to put him in a foster home. Desperate for money, he reluctantly agrees to work for Londell James, a neighborhood drug dealer. The choice leads him into a world of dangerous streets where no one is safe.
Editorials
From the Publisher
Praise for Bluford High
“The Bluford novels have been wildly popular with young readers across the country and continue to entice reluctant readers. . . . The books are well written, treat the problems of inner-city youth with respect, and avoid easy answers to the challenges that kids face today.” James Blasingame, Associate Professor of English Education at Arizona State University, coeditor of The ALAN Review
Here's what teens are saying about Bluford High
“As soon as I finished one book, I couldn't wait to start the next one. No books have ever made me do that before.” Terrance W.
“Once I started reading them, I just couldn't stop, not even to go to sleep.” Brian M.
“When I finished these books, I went back to the beginning and read them all over again. That's how much I loved them.” Caren B.