Between Classes

Ndongmo, Angelot

ISBN 10: 1459420543 / ISBN 13: 9781459420540

Published by Lorimer, 2026

About this Item

Seller Inventory # I-9781459420540

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Between Classes
• Publisher: Lorimer
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1459420543
• ISBN 13: 9781459420540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

When 18-year-old Derell moves from Jamaica to Toronto to live with his father, he leaves behind his girlfriend and sick mother and steps into a world he doesn’t recognize. At his new and very elite high school, Derell meets Amina, a gifted dancer, and the two click.

But Amina is caught between her heart and her family’s demands to date within their wealthy circle. That circle includes Malik, a flashy aspiring rapper who sees Derell as competition both in music and in love. Balancing the pressure of fitting in, clashes with Malik, and his father’s new family, Derell has to decide whether or not to try to join in with the world of Amina’s family and friends, all obsessed with money and status.

This is a story that reflects the tensions within the Jamaican Canadian community where barriers of social class and status play out among both teens and adults.

About the Author

ANGELOT NDONGMO is a Canadian-born children’s author of Cameroonian heritage and the creator of Loving Me, a collection of children’s books, apparel, and audiovisual tools. Her previous titles, Loving Me! and Boy! I Am Loving Me, have earned her multiple awards. A child and youth worker, Angelot also teaches soul line dancing and choreographs children’s cheerleading. She lives in Brampton, Ontario.