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Change for a Twenty (Paperback)

Posted on | October 17, 2009 | 3 Comments

Change for a Twenty

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I couldn’t put it down, and this is one I will read again at some point. — Andre Coleman, author of Blackbirds: Volume IThis is an entertaining novel that I’d recommend this book to readers looking for a fast-paced read. — Phyllis Ann (APOOO Book Club)

Growing up is hard enough, but when five friends argue, cry, laugh, pledge, fight, and hang together on an HBCU campus, a bond is formed. Seleste is a college junior studying criminal justice, denying her feelings for Memo, and facing the pressure of being a virgin when temptation surrounds her. Her best friend, Cara, is a college junior who lives in the dorms and has a friend with benefits, Arnez, who is more concerned with pledging with Jermaine than Arnez is wit (more…)

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3 Responses to “Change for a Twenty (Paperback)”

  1. Anonymous
    October 18th, 2009 @ 5:30 am

    Change For a Twenty introduces readers to Seleste and the friends with whom she interacts. Seleste has an off-campus apartment and is studying law. Just when she is comfortable with the way her life is, she starts getting attention from some of the most sought after guys on campus. She must make a decision on what is better for her. She knows what she wants and is willing to tell it like it is. Seleste is faced with having to tell her best friend, Cara, the secret she has been keeping for some time. Will she lose her friend when she tells her the truth?

    Then there is Travis, also known as Memo, who is trying his best to get next to Seleste. He is dealing with family issues that just may keep him from starting a relationship. Will he win over Seleste and keep his family together?

    Change For A Twenty is a very entertaining novel. It is filled with drama. I would recommend this book to readers looking for a fast-paced read. I look forward to reading Ms. Vaugn’s future offerings.

    Phyllis Ann
    APOOO BookClub

  2. Maconaquea
    October 18th, 2009 @ 10:36 am

    In CHANGE FOR A TWENTY, Shamontiel L. Vaughn has spun a coming of age tale at a Chicago college campus. There are six friends who are totally different from each other. Travis, known as Memo, is a troubled young man, running from the fact that his policeman father was jailed in New York for selling drugs. Seleste, who actually loves him, is standoffish, has an attitude and is determined to remain a virgin until she is married. Her good friend Cara loves to have sex anywhere, anytime, anyplace. Arnez is Cara’s sometimes boyfriend who can’t keep his eyes and hands off other women. Jermaine, who had been Cara’s high school boyfriend, is wildly trying to join a fraternity and he must endure pain and suffering in order to pledge. O, the football player, likes football better than he does school and has stayed in school for six years just so he could play.

    These friends interact with one another, and cause each other grief and joy. The greatest drama is for Arnez, possibly because he is such a wanderer, and tends to be jealous of all his male friends, sure they are attempting to take Cara. And Travis who keeps his twelve year old brother sometimes and is helping him mature into a man. Trouble begins when their father is released early from prison.

    This is just a story of coming of age in college but doesn’t seem to really have a plot. We follow the lives of the students and wonder what they’ll get into next. The characters are well developed and it is easy to relate to them, even angry Seleste. It would certainly be an interesting read for young people headed for college in the near future.

    Reviewed by Alice Holman
    of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

  3. Kyne
    October 18th, 2009 @ 1:42 pm
    This review is from: Change for a Twenty (Paperback)

    Shamontiel Vaughn has written an entertaining new book called “Change For A Twenty” that offers vivid characterizations and realistic dialogue. Literary agents and critics advise people to write what they know and this novelist understands exactly how to do that. Go to http://www.lulu.com and read the free preview and you’ll know why book buyers have something to get excited about.

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