Melvin used a phony name when he was stopped for a traffic violation.  He realized too late that the person whose name he used had a very serious charge against him.

Kevin's fun day of shopping with his new friend and her little brother ended abruptly when he found himself arrested for shoplifting.

Clara Hunter-King, Yvonne Hawks, Lawanda Jean O'Bannon, Betty Williams-Kirby and Janine Brooks-Collier are tired of seeing young lives--and they tend to be young Black male lives--wasted through ignorance.  Together they have written a series of short stories that make it plain how one bad choice can bring grief to youth and their families in unimaginable ways.  This book, the second in a series, describes situations that are all too familiar to us today.  We see similar stories in our newspapers everyday.  Learn invaluable lessons the easy way from the gifted writers who present to you--This Is Not Cool, Volume II.