-In the spirit of Walter Dean Myers's] Monster meeting The Catcher in the Rye, Goodman's masterful story will remain with the reader long after the last page, echoing the raw truth that perhaps a real man is one who is both brave and scared.- --Ruta Sepetys, author of Between Shades of Gray
In an environment where kindness equals weakness, how do those who care survive? Shawn Goodman will capture your heart with this gritty, honest, and moving story about a boy struggling to learn about friendship, brotherhood, and manhood in a society where violence is the answer...
-In the spirit of Walter Dean Myers's] Monster meeting The Catcher in the Rye, Goodman's masterful story will remain with the reader...
"Brimming with hard realities about the choices we make, the friendships we keep, and the unlikely allies we find along the way, this affecting novel helps to fill the gaping hole left by Walter Dean Myers's passing." --Booklist"A taut, haunting tragedy." --Kirkus ReviewsOne young man searches for a place to call home in this gut-wrenching, honest novel from New York Times bestselling author Wes Moore and cowriter Shawn Goodman. Elijah Thomas knows one thing better than anyone around him: basketball. But when a sinister street...
"Brimming with hard realities about the choices we make, the friendships we keep, and the unlikely allies we find along the way, this affecting nov...
