The Raymond Tinsley Story focuses on the social and emotional problems of at-risk and troubled adolescents growing up and attending inner-city schools. The Tinsley series provides solutions to many of these problems. Some of the problems fall into these categories: Peer pressure-Conflict with parents-Gang influence and affiliation-Bullying-Alcohol and Drugs-Crime-Guns-Sexually Transmitted Diseases-Education and Teen Pregnancy. Visit www.wilhospublishing.com for more This book provides workbook activities to help at-risk adolescents improve reading skills and assists students in applying the skills needed to pass standardized and national tests. The Tinsley series is divided into short chapters that can be easily read and understood. The chapters are divided into five units. Each unit follows a logical plan to improve comprehension, vocabulary, writing and test taking skills. Each chapter ends with an adventure and creates anticipation of reading the next chapter. These chapters immediately captures the attention of readers and leaves them curious as to how the main character, Raymond, will prepare himself psychologically for the championship game, knowing his coach was wounded in a drive-by and he assumes the leadership of player-coach in tomorrow's championship game. How will he go up against Benny D., the psychotic drug dealer who is out to sabotage the game? Some of the action chapters in Unit 1 include: *A drive-by shooting at the school. *A fight between three rival cheer leaders from Carver High School. and two cheer leaders from Martin Luther King High School. *Raymond's stepfather is mugged by a drug dealer who is frantically trying to sabotage the championship game.