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The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream Paperback - 2003

by Sampson Davis; George Jenkins; Rameck Hunt

Filled with drama, courage, temptation, and ultimately, triumph, this is the uplifting story of three teenaged boys from broken homes in Newark, New Jersey, who pledged to support one another in realizing their dreams. Despite tremendous difficulties they faced, today two are doctors and one is a dentist.


Summary

Chosen by Essence to be among the forty most influential African Americans, the three doctors grew up in the streets of Newark, facing city life’s temptations, pitfalls, even jail. But one day these three young men made a pact. They promised each other they would all become doctors, and stick it out together through the long, difficult journey to attaining that dream. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt are not only friends to this day—they are all doctors.

This is a story about the power of friendship. Of joining forces and beating the odds. A story about changing your life, and the lives of those you love most...together.

From the publisher

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A remarkable story about the power of friendship. Chosen by Essence to be among the forty most influential African Americans, the three doctors grew up in the streets of Newark, facing city life's temptations, pitfalls, even jail. But one day these three young men made a pact. They promised each other they would all become doctors, and stick it out together through the long, difficult journey to attaining that dream. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt are not only friends to this day--they are all doctors.

This is a story about joining forces and beating the odds. A story about changing your life, and the lives of those you love most... together.

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WE TREAT THEM in our hospitals every day.

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  • Title The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream
  • Author Sampson Davis; George Jenkins; Rameck Hunt
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Riverhead Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-05-06
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781573229890 / 157322989X
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 in (20.07 x 12.95 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 940
  • Themes
    • Catalog Heading: Biographies
    • Curriculum Strand: Biographies
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects African American physicians
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001059647
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

"This is truly a life-changing book, one that shows that anything is possible...with a little help from our friends."—James McBride, author of The Color of Water and Miracle at St. Anna



"A powerful message of hope."—Dallas Morning News



"Gripping, courageous, and inspiring."—Philadelphia Inquirer



"After you've read it, pass it on...The Pact is a book that should never end up on a shelf because it is probably the most important book for African-American families that has been written since the protest era...Besides their personal stories, the doctors share practical steps that can be useful to a circle of friends in making their own pact...Get The Pact. It just may change a teen's future."—Chicago Sun-Times



"They are an inspiration to young people everywhere, and their message is one that can transform the world."—Billy Cosby

Various


Great book! — Frank Rich, NY Times


Citations

  • Ebony, 06/01/2013, Page 131

About the author

George Jenkins, Sampson Davis, and Rameck Hunt grew up together in Newark and graduated from Seton Hall University. Davis and Hunt received their medical degrees from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Jenkins received his dentistry degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry. The three doctors are the recipients of the Essence Lifetime Achievement Award. All three continue to live in Newark. Lisa Frazier Page is a national award-winning writer for The Washington Post.
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