Ghetto Born, God Raised

Download or read book Ghetto Born, God Raised written by Dario A. Shields and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let me ask you a question, do you have a dream or goal? How badly do you want it? Do you want it as badly as you want to breathe? I bet alot of obstacles have come between you and your dream, forcing you to want to just give up. But, as the saying goes, a true champion gets up and continues to fight even if he knows he has no visible chance of winning. Are you a true champion? This is the story of Eric Sparks; a young man from the ghetto who dreams of going to the prestigious Harvard University; everything seems to be going perfect for him. But, when his foolproof work-school plan takes a turn for the worse in his final year of college, he is forced to turn to rethink his game plan. Eric has to go home to a broken home in a community society has given up all hope on. Eric starts to fall for Vanessa and as things get complicated with his girlfriend Karina. His grades start to take a nose dive and he continues to lose more control of what was once his perfect world. With the past and present keeping knocking Eric off balance A new twist around every corner Eric is left powerless and now must depend on a force greater than himself. Will Eric be able to believe in the concept that he preaches that he wants to succeed as bad as he wants to breathe? Will he see his dream a reality or .