TY - BOOK N2 - As she tries to escape her poor Chicago neighborhood by winning a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, shy and studious eighth-grader Patrice discovers that she has more options in life than she previously realized. AB - As she tries to escape her poor Chicago neighborhood by winning a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, shy and studious eighth-grader Patrice discovers that she has more options in life than she previously realized. T1 - Standing against the wind / DA - 2006. CY - New York : AU - Jones, Traci L. ET - 1st ed. CN - PZ7.J72752 CN - PZ7.J72752 PB - Farrar Straus and Giroux, PP - New York : PY - 2006. ID - 310544 KW - Self-confidence KW - Conduct of life KW - Family problems KW - City and town life KW - African Americans KW - Schools SN - 0374371741 SN - 9780374371746 TI - Standing against the wind / LK - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005051226-b.html LK - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005051226-d.html LK - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2005051226-s.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005051226-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005051226-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2005051226-s.html ER -