Before the Rain: Hard Knocks University-Prequel to August Rain series (On Hold)

Before the Rain: Hard Knocks University-Prequel to August Rain series (On Hold)

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Last published Sun, Dec 21, 2014

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187. A code familiar on the rough streets of NOLA. If you weren't hearing about it, you were seeing it for yourself. 16 year old August is no stranger to the struggle. You either get, or become gotten. Shanelle is just a girl from downtown, tryna make it out of the hood. This is it; the beginning to it all. Where the hardships, trials, and tribulations took place. Before the storm. Before the rain. RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 30

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