Street Smart
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Samantha Bridge wants nothing more in life than to play basketball, so when she makes a bet with her mother regarding her school grades, everything Sam loves is at stake.
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Being a freshman in high school isn't easy, but, when Sam makes a bet with her mother, she'll have to do whatever she can to keep her grades up if she wants to continue playing basketball.
Owners of a science laboratory and Harvard graduates, Sam's parents have set high expectations for their kids, but when David faces a change of heart, will the couple be able to reconcile or will their contrasting opinions on how to raise their children drive them apart?
Having watched older brother Nick change from an athletic boy into a nerdy teenager, through the mischievous work of their mother, Sam is now willing to do almost anything to help get her real brother back and stop her mother's reign of evil.
Troubles at school and love triangles cause the two siblings to rekindle their once loving bond and Bridge Goes Further must make a big discovery soon if they hope to keep their sponsors and stay in business.
Will David ever step up and become the leader of the family or will he continue to let his wife destroy the family piece by piece? Is the Bridge family capable of accepting one another as who they are, or will lies and secrets become a natural part of their daily lives?
Read along as a family experiences the ups and downs of life on a path to discovering life's true meaning in Street Smart by Linda Fitzpatrick.
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