Under Pressure - Softcover

Rashawn Hughes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936649403 ISBN 13: 9781936649402

Publisher: Wahida Clark Presents Publishing, LLC, 2011

Synopsis

Quentin 'QB' Banks, a reformed fighter and ex-convict, returns to his Queens neighborhood to lead U-Turn, a community center for at-risk teens. Known as the 'OG' (Original Gangster), QB gains respect from everyone, particularly two teenagers, Torry and Chase. When an assassination attempt on QB occurs, it irrevocably alters Torry and Chase's lives. As QB struggles to curb his desire for vengeance, Torry is confronted with a challenge that tests his endurance. Simultaneously, Chase harbors a secret capable of destroying them all. Will QB succumb to retaliation? Can Torry surmount his internal battle? Will Chase reveal the truth to avert further damage? Time reveals all in this story of resilience 'Under Pressure'!

About this title

About the Author

Rashawn Hughes is the father of two beautiful daughters. He was raised in both Lefrak City Queens and Uniondale Long Island. At the age of twenty-two, he was convicted and sentenced to twenty years in prison for a shooting in a street altercation where a man lost his life. While in prison Mr. Hughes has dedicated himself to being responsible, to showing that life once set on its course can change. He began honing his writing skills in 2000 after taking a brutally honest look at his life and situation. He wanted to create a way to keep the memory of his victim alive and do something that would make his family proud of him. So he decided to pen his first novel. Today Mr. Hughes lives with his regrets but now wants to give back to the situation from which he took so much. While in prison, Mr. Hughes graduated from both Dutchess Community College and Bard College. He's a certified HIV/AIDS counselor and works with the Youth Assistance Program (YAP), where he lectures youth about the consequences of wrong choices, drug usage, gangs, peer pressure, promiscuity and the importance of education. He has given numerous motivational speeches throughout his twenty years of incarceration. He was interviewed on 60 Minutes in April 2007 concerning the importance of higher education in prisons, and also quoted in Bill Clinton's best-selling book titled, Giving, about his ideas on freedom. Mr. Hughes has completed his minimum sentence of twenty years and now awaits his release. Until then, he plans on living responsibly and putting out work, which will help the young awaken the potential that exists inside of them.

From the Inside Flap

Quentin QB Banks had always been a fighter, even though it always seemed as if he was holding on to life by a mere thread. After serving time in prison, QB returned to his Queens, New York neighborhood and began working as the Director of U-Turn, an at-risk community center for teenagers. Nicknamed, OG Original Gangster , QB is respected by all, especially by two of the center's teenagers, Torry and Chase. When someone tries to gun down QB, Chase and Torry's lives change forever. QB fights to suppress his feelings for revenge, while Torry is faced with a new challenge he doesn't think he can endure. Chase on the other hand, carries a secret that could destroy all of them. Will QB retaliate against his enemies? Will Torry overcome his internal demons? Will Chase come clean, tell the truth and prevent others from getting hurt? Only time will tell when you're Under Pressure!

Edition details

• Publisher: Wahida Clark Presents Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1936649403
• ISBN 13: 9781936649402
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306