Andre

Young Andre Mitchell is a gifted football player who is adept at dodging tackles and dodging trouble. In junior high he was a star. But now---in high school---Dre must not only make the grade in the classroom, he must hold his own on the field and in the streets.

At John L. LeFlore, Dre is a small fish in a pond full of piranhas. He's uncertain if new love interests can be trusted or if old puppy love can mature. All of this becomes even more complicated when a run-in with local thugs leads to his arrest and questioning by police.

Dre's caught up in a whirlwind. Life is happening too fast, outpacing his experience. But in Toulminville, Dre's hood, you grow up quickly....Or you don't grow up.

A LeFlore High Short Story, Vol. 1