Drama High

<p>Proudly hailing from Compton USA sixteen-year-old Jayd Jackson is no stranger to drive-by shootings or run-ins with the friendly neighborhood crackhead. Street-smart book-smart and life-smart she's nobody's fool-least of all KJ's the most popular and cutest basketball jock at South Bay High aka Drama High. Yes it's a fact Jayd fell hard for his player ways for a time but now that KJ's shown his true colors-dumping Jayd because she refused to give up the cookies-she's through with him and his game playing for good. <br> <br>Jayd just wants to start her Junior year of high school drama free. But wanting ain't getting especially at a place like Drama High a predominately white high school in a wealthy part of Los Angeles where Jayd and 30 other Compton kids get bussed to daily. Saying race relations aren't what they should be would be putting it mildly and that's just the beginning of the drama. Jayd's first day back to school KJ's new girlfriend Trecee steps to her wanting to fight. Egged on by Misty Jayd's former best friend-turned-nemesis Trecee wants to make Jayd understand that KJ is off limits-even if she has to do it with her fists. With the fight set for Friday and the sistah drama at an all time high Jayd is about to learn who's really got her back and more importantly when she's got to watch it. But at least she can always count on Mama and her mystical bag of tricks. <br> <br>Drama High is a remarkably assured debut and L. Divine is a tantalizing and refreshing new voice. Jayd and her bold honest and laugh-out-loud funny assessment of life along with her quirky cast of friends classmates loves her magical family and eccentric neighbors make for an irresistible can't-put-it-down read. </p>