The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream Audiobook

" I really liked this book. It was very mysterious. "

" great story of three kids from Newark who become doctors and a dentist - very uplifting and an easy read "

" Great story for young adults. Overcoming obstacles to succeed in life is the message conveyed. Every middle school student should read this true story! "

" This book really touched me and inspired me. This book gave me ideas on things I can do to help kids in low-income neighborhoods. What made this book even stronger was that it was non-fiction. That these three students actually went through these experiences and overcame the influences. I loved this book! I recommend this book to people who enjoy urban, non-fiction books. "

" I thought that the book was going to be boring and dumb, but after i read it a little more I understood the whole plot of the story. "

" This book is about 3 black guys from a rough neighborhood in New Jersey who make a pact in high school to all go to college and medical/dental school and become doctors. Each chapter alternates between each of the three friends, George, Sam, and Rameck. While I thought the idea was good, that these three friends wanted to break out of their unfortunate circumstances and become successful, contributing members of society, I didn't like the overtones of "let's blame the system," "white people don't help black people," etc. There was a good deal of focus on the fact that because these guys didn't have stable homes, good fathers, etc., that they were doomed to become drug-dealers, thugs, etc. While the circumstances they grew up in were sad and unfortunate, it seemed like they were trying to always blame someone else for why it was so hard for them to overcome their past. Although, I do have to give these three major kudos for sticking it out and achieving their goals. It is easier to deal drugs and make a lot of money than to go to college and medical school. Anyway, I'd probably give it a 2.5, 2.8. "

" It looks like an inspiring book, I just started it:) "

" The book was very lucid. It was not as intricate as I would have liked but after reading it, I would say that this book is high school level and a very good motivator for young men of color who live in abject poverty or environments. Some of the things that bothered me in the book was the kind of blind eye to the structural racism in these kids lives and how they "still made it even when the system was built against them" turned me off sometimes. Addressing the issue of going back to the neighborhood hence one came is good and a message that must be propagated, but turning a blind eye to racism and just continuing to take the heat was something I did not like very much. Overall, a good book for youth, easy read, very clear not an overzealous vocabulary, and it touches home for me as an urban youth of color. "

" This is a amazing book. This book is about three gentlman and there path of becoming doctors. It talks about the chanlenges they had to overcome to accomplish there goal of becoming doctors. This book is very inspiring. "

" A very inspiring memoir. Great flow between the author's accounts. Good for young adults, as well as not-as-young adults. "

" I liked this book, because it was real and it was honest. It made me think about how easy I have it and how important education is. Really, it just made me humble. These guys have an amazing story to tell and I think everybody should get the change to read it. "

" Such an awesome and inspirational story. These guys are truly admirable. They came from very little and made some much of themselves. The Pact shows the reader how much determination and a strong friendship can really help you go far in life. A great read for young adults, especially. "

" We read this book in class and it was very descriptive and life going. If your into Biographies then you'll love this one. "

" This was a story of 3 boys that grew up in a rough part of New Jersey. They all made a promise to each other to help each other and push each other to do well in school and each became some type of doctor. "

" A nice story, but not very well written. A Hope in the Unseen is just as powerful but a better read. "

" this is a outstanding book it show u the streets in a whole nother way a way to get a better life while u can so i rate this book with 5 stars and i wont to thank the doctors for telling us their life "

" I love reading true stories that inspire me. This is one of those stories. "

" My 9th graders really enjoyed this! "

" Three inner-city guys who beat the odds and become doctors. Good read. Autobiography. "

" i thought this book was ok i mean it has a goood meaning to the book but i just didnt like it vary much "

" AMAZING book!!!!!!!!! What an inspirational reading!!! Absolutely loved it! "

" This book is an interesting look the power of friendship and peer support in overcoming one's life circumstances. It is also, esp. for me in my new career path, an interesting look about the paths people take to higher education. "

" Its okay for a book I have to read for school "

" This was an amazing story! It was so inspirational. I read it in one day...I couldn't put it down.I think it should be required reading for junior high students. I loved it! "

" i have learn lots of interesting facts about these men living in the ghetto and achieving their goals as successful doctors. "

" Read this book in one afternoon. I felt I was with each of these courageous young men during their journeys. A powerful and inspiring read! A must in the classroom! "

" This is an inspiring book for teen boys who face a difficult life. "

" This account goes to show that you can go anywhere and do anything, regardless of where you come from with encouragement of good friends, family, and teachers. "

" sam, george, and Remeck make a pact so that they can stay together through out their lives. They go through hard struggles while living in the hood of Newark, New Jersey "

" Very engaging... I like that it is written from all three young men's perspectives. "

" I read this book twice and I really like it. The story is inspiring. I believe more people should read this book :] "

" Its okay for a book I have to read for school "

" It's an inspiring book, an example of an ensemble memoir, by three characters in their own voice. Also a good example of an inspirational book in which life experience can be used to help and inspire others in similar situations. "