Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George,
and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug
dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a presentation at their school made
the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the
medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that
they would become doctors. It took a lot of determination--and a lot of
support from one another--but despite all the hardships along the way,
the three succeeded. Retold with the help of an award-winning author,
this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a
hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young
readers everywhere.