Written in a fast-paced rap style, the rhyming poems virtually jump off the page and into a young person's life. At-risk students need motivation and encouragement, empathy and support. They need to be believed in and challenged to be their best. Habibullah Saleem provides all this in his uniquely written book of poems that should be read aloud by readers. Power Poetry for Wide Awake Youth, in turns wistful and indignant, heartening and persuasive, paints a picture of what youth can aspire to be.