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Quotes from Students for Hip-Hop High School 

I am speechless. This book blew me away!
-- Jasmine Williams
 

I actually cried. Hip Hop High School is just raw and real, unlike any other book I’ve ever read.
--Stephanie Rivera
 

It was as if I were glued to this book … I could not stop reading it until I was done.
--Maria Patiño
 

Hip Hop High School was a fabulous book! It inspired me to reach for greater goals and dreams everyday in my life.
-- Celida Ramirez
 

Hip Hop High School is one of the greatest books I’ve ever read. It has many of the issues that teenagers face in their present day life. It even allows those who don’t face these situations realize what’s going on in our society. I only hope that many more people read this book, it can perhaps lead to a great change in their life.
--Nancy Mendez
 

I fell in love with this book. I will cherish this book for years to come. Every teenager should own a copy of Hip Hop High School.
--Isaiah Shelton
 

I never thought a book could be so meaningful.
--Valeria Vega
 

This book has taught me to follow my dreams and not hold anything back. Anyone can accomplish anything in life and be whatever they want to be. This book opened up my eyes and taught me more than just about school – it taught me about life.
-- Luis Gonzalez
 

Hip-Hop High School is one of the best books I have ever read! It had everything that I could ever ask for in a book.
--Jose Luis Valenzuela
 

Hip-Hop High School is the best book I’ve read and left me with a different perspective about school, my parents, my friends and myself. I thank God to have such a talented and motivated teacher like Mr. Alan.
--Jasmin Ramos
 

I loved the book! The story showed how hard work can turn a life of poverty into a life of success.
--Rodney Bunkley

Hip Hop High School is an extraordinary book! I love every line of this book, from beginning to end.
--Maria Alvarez
 

It was surprising how once I began to read I wasn’t able to stop! It was as if the book kept going on and instead of just reading I became the main character. Hip Hop High School is now my all-time favorite book!
-- Alma-Delia Renteria
 

I would really like to thank you, Mr. Alan, for taking the time to write the truth.
--Amy Rodriguez
 

Hip Hop High School is the best book I’ve ever read!
--Loretta Pollard
 

I loved Hip Hop High School! I couldn’t stop reading it.
--Joseph Louis

This book literally changed my thoughts toward life, education, friends, and even family.
--Elizabeth Vasquez
 

I enjoyed reading this book a lot and I recommend it to everybody. Good job Mr. Alan!
--Tiara Johnson
 

This was a great book and I cannot wait to read the others in the series.
--Jesse Melano
 

Everyone should read this book since it so inspiring.
--Javier Rodriguez
 

Hip Hop High School’s is an extraordinary voyage of what real high school is all about. It will take you where no other book has ever taken you before! I have never related to another book as much as this one.
--Vanessa Reyes
 

I have read many books, but none compare to Hip Hop High School. It talks about the struggles we face everyday, the struggles that keep us from achieving our goals. Hip Hop High School is one of the best books I’ve ever read.
--Grissel Soto

I really loved this book. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. There’s not that many books that grasp my attention and this one sure did. It surprised everyone I know. 
--Michael Chavez
 

I learned that anyone can do anything if they really try. Friends and partying aren’t the most important things in the world. Reach for your dreams. It doesn’t matter what type of neighborhood you live in, you can make a difference.
--Andrea Zuno
 

Hip-Hop High School is a superb piece of literature that entertains as well as educates. I would recommend this book to all adolescent teens.
--Shaunt’e Pearson

Hip-Hop High School is a book that captures real life in the ‘hood.
--Yesenia Murillo

Teenagers who attend urban high school across the country should be required to read this book. After reading it, they will understand that anyone can fulfill their dream as long as they strive to do so.
--Victoria Sanchez
 

Teenagers can relate to this book more than they can with novels written centuries ago.
--Raphael Cervantes
 

When it comes to comparing this book to others, there’s no competition. Hip Hop High School is by far the best book I have ever read. It shows that no matter what obstacles get in your way, you still have a chance at success. All you have to do is work hard and stay focused and you’ll come out on top. It really inspired me and I would absolutely recommend this book to all teenagers my age.
--La’Quisha Taylor
 

Hip Hop High School hit a spot in my heart. I think every teenager should read this book. I couldn’t put this book down!
--Julie Jimenez
 

Recently, I had become so stressed about my high school studies that thought of dropping out clouded my mind. The book Hip Hop High School by Alan Sitomer made me change my perspective. This book is very inspirational. I learned countless things from this novel.
--Zuleyka Morales
 

Hip-Hop High School is an extraordinary novel! It is the perfect book for a high school student to read. The book doesn’t hide anything, it speaks the truth. I loved Hip-Hop High School!
--Jasmin Ramos
 

This book lets you analyze them and think about issues in depth before it happens to you. By many people reading this book, I think it would help improve our generation and influence them to make better choices, not just for themselves but for their life.
--Diana Varas
 

It is important for other teenagers and especially other teenagers attending urban high schools to read this book because it might give them a push in the right direction.
--Eduardo Macias
 

I learned that girls tend to give up their virginity at a young age just to impress their friends. There are serious problems with you when you do that kind of stuff.
--Gabriela Castaneda
 

Hip Hop High School is one of the best books I have ever read. It is very important for students in all schools to read this book.
--Jose Luis Valenzuela
 

There are some books that are able to influence your life in a positive manner and make you discover the many possibilities there are to triumph in life. Hip Hop High School is one of those books.
--Estephany Reyes
 

Hip Hop High School is an excellent way to show teenagers that there is another way to life rather than the easy way. Sitomer manages to keep a couple of steps away from the clichés we are used to reading and delivers a well written book that will beat on the minds of teenagers who read it.
--Alfredo Serrato
 

Hip Hop High School is different from other books because it really talks to teens. It speaks to those who need to be heard. There aren’t many books that are able to do that. Thank Mr. Alan for understanding and bettering our lives with this wonderful piece of work.
--Karen Campa
 

I think us teenagers loved Hip Hop High School so much because it wasn’t watered down. The book had problems we face everyday. I believe that teenagers should read this book so they can believe in themselves. This book opened my eyes a lot and I’m glad I read it.
--Tarahjae Pryor
 

Overall, it was a great book and helpful as well. Keep up the great work Mr. Alan, as a writer and as a teacher. I can’t wait for the next book!
--Jennifer Manjarrez
 

Hip Hop High School tells all of the dark secrets about high school. Sitomer does an excellent job.
--Leslie Mendoza
 

Hip Hop High School was funny, but at the same time had some seriousness. It was an excellent book!
--Janai Price
 

Hip Hop High School has been a joy to read.
--Diana Varas

This novel is completely different from anything I’ve ever read before. This book show teenagers no to give up easily because they live in poverty but instead try to improve their communities and lifestyles. Hip Hop High School goes straight to the point and tells how life really is. Most teenagers don’t enjoy reading books, but this book changes it all. I strongly encourage that teenagers that attend urban high school’s read this novel.
--Guadalupe Tabares
 

I can say that I have never related to any book the way I related to Hip Hop High School.
--Alfredo Flores
 

This book comes to show that no matter what economic situation you’re in, education will always go a long way.
--Silvina Pena
 

I don’t think that any other book I’ve read explains how peer pressure constantly surrounds us at school. This is one of the only books that really speaks to teenagers in their own words.
--Cynthia Mendez
 

This book got my attention from the get go.
--Michael Cardenas
 

This book proves how you can become what you wish, and rise up no matter what society you live in.
--Marlene Zaragoza
 

Hip Hop High School had drama, partying, fights, drugs, and many other things that happen in most urban high schools.
--Silvina Pineda
 

This book gives the real facts about what’s going on in high school.
--Daneira Sanchez
 

I couldn’t put the book down! The book is interesting because it has a lot of juicy information. We should read books like this more often because I get more out them.
--Terrence Nicholson
 

This book gave me hope for the future.
--Mariana Flores
 

The book was marvelous! Tee-Ay influenced me because of her determination and the struggles she overcame. The story line will attract many other teens.
--Victor Gomez
 

I learned that when you think you’re the only one going thru stuff, you are not alone and this book made me realize that I can succeed in life if I just do my best to achieve in school.
--Tiara Johnson
 

The story was amazing! It proves to us teenagers that no matter what our dream, we can always achieve it if we just try hard and not give up.
--Jennifer Manjarrez
 

I loved the issues it dealt with because they were those that young teenagers my age go through in everyday. 
--Javier Garcia
 

Hip-Hop High School is a great book that should be read by all teenagers in all high school across the country! Reading Hip-Hop High School for the first time has been a life changing experience.
--Victoria Lopez
 

The book shows you that just because you are around people whose goals are not to learn, or thinks that it is time to play games, you can overcome them and be something in life. This book has given me a whole different outlook on urban life.
--Vernet Ellison
 

Hip-Hop High School can serve as an inspiration to many readers across the country. Particularly, it would help us young adults to look past that which surrounds us and strive for the best.
--Amy Rodriguez
 

Hip-Hop High School is an astonishing book. It opens readers’ minds to reach for their goals and never give up.
--Martha Robles
 

Overall, I believe that teenagers who go to urban high school should read this book because it shows them how life really is and how you should work hard in school. Everyone has a dream of becoming the next rapper or NBA superstar, but this book shows how most really end up and how we should first strive for a college degree in case the rapping or basketball career doesn’t go as planned.
--Irvin Ochoa
 

This book teaches that violence and dropping out of school does not take you anywhere in life.
--Norma Bautista

This book is a very good example of what goes on in high schools that are in poverty. Sometimes it seems that people who live in these situations have to do double the work than a person who does not.
--Karen Valladares
 

This novel is extraordinary, amazing and so many other things.
--Leslie Aguinada
 

This magnificent book has helped me gain a true understanding about high school and college and opened my eyes to a world that I didn’t want to face, but sooner or later I was going to have to. Reading Hip Hop High School has been a wonderful experience!
--Laura Gutierrez
 

Hip Hop High School is out of this world! There is no exact words that can express what I felt while reading this book!
--Elizabeth Vasquez
 

The ending is very inspirational; If Theresa could do it so could I.
--Stephanie Rivera
 

Hip Hop High School taught me its worth to reach for your goals.
-- Valeria Vega
 

I think us teenagers loved it so much because it wasn’t watered down. The book had problems we face everyday.
--Tarahje Pryor

This book is different from other books because it talks to teens. It speaks to those who need to be heard, and encourages them to actually speak up and make a difference.
--Karen Campa
 

Hip Hop High School is 384 pages of thrilling adventure full of issues common in the lives of teenagers.
--Jazmine Ward
 

There are some books that are able to influence life in a positive manner and make you discover the many possibilities there are to triumph in life. Hip Hop High School is one of these books.
--Estefany Reyes


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