Author(s): Rita Williams-Garcia
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 182
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Language: English
Date Published: 1998-12-03
Dimensions: 109.22 x 175.26 x 10.16mm
Publication City/Country: Hawthorn, Australia
Edition: Reprint
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Fast talk and quick thinking have always guaranteed Denzel Watson a place on top-until he spends a summer at Princeton University. There Denzel learns that it takes more than his fast talk to compete with other smart, talented students. Discouraged, he wonders how to tell his proud parents that he's decided not to go to Princeton as a freshman in the fall.For the rest of the summer Denzel works as a door-to-door salesman-a job where his fast talk works. When he meets silver-tongued fellow salesman Carmello, Denzel becomes caught up in competing with this illiterate grade-school dropout. As the summer draws to an end, Denzel is faced with an even bigger challenge: Can he face his family and overcome his fear of failure?