Small Talk: One Youth. Seven Stories. Countless Lessons.

Think of this not as a book, but as a dialogue on youth. Small Talk is a transcription of seven conversations between two young people. Author Jerome Smalls offers not a self-help manual on college success but, rather, an authentic coming-of-age story that offers young people real advice for the struggles they face.Follow Smalls on his quest for truth; discover how Kendrick Lamar taught him to be vulnerable as he learns to pimp his situations. Take a front row seat to Jerome’s battles with love and depression, and how he overcame those struggles with positivism and optimism. See how his engaging tales of mischief and poor judgment were influenced by peer pressure. As you read Small Talk, let the lessons from Jerome’s personal journey help guide you as you embark on a journey of your own.