Themes: Hi-Lo, High school, neighborhoods, family, loyalty, friendship, urban teen fiction, anger, displacement, hard luck, bitterness, shyness, resentment, bad attitude, rejection, lack of parental involvement/supervision. Themes: Hi-Lo, High school, neighborhoods, family, loyalty, friendship, urban teen fiction, anger, displacement, hard luck, bitterness, shyness, resentment, bad attitude, rejection, lack of parental involvement/supervision. Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each novel. Harriet Tubman HS - Denique thought that if she wasn't so messed up in her head, she'd sort of like Trevor. But it would just end badly. So she focused on school. She wanted to graduate and get a job. College was now out of the question. Her family lived in the projects. Denique had to get a job as soon as possible after high school. With her and her mother bringing in money, the family could move to a better, safer place.