Themes: Hi-Lo, College life, self-reliance. Ronette Bradley hasn’t exactly been an ideal student. Certainly she’s no overachiever. But she’s caught a lucky break. And she’s determined not to screw up. Part romance—part confessional—part college adventures—each novel is approximately 28,000 words–160 pages. Ronette receives a surprise call accepting her to Houseman University. She is psyched, especially because her fave poet in the world is a Houseman professor. Great, right? Oh-so-wrong. Her roommate, Chyna, turns out to be a—well, it’s unprintable—but Chyna thinks she’s all that because she’s the daughter of America’s most famous black talk show hostess. Even worse, Ronette finds Jayson—ugh, let’s just say college life is tough.