Tessie Author:Jesse Jackson When Tessie won a scholarship to Hobbe, an exclusive private school, her mother was against her accepting it because it would be hard to make new friends, meet the high scholastic standards and still maintain her place at home in Harlem. How Tessie proves herself at home and at Hobbe, her struggles, disappointments and triumphs, is a compelling ... more »story which tells of the conflicts and confusions of a a vulnerable teen-ager attempting to reconcile her two different worlds.« less