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86 pp.
| Boyds/Wordsong |
February, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-1-932425-77-2$19.95
(3)
YA
Illustrated by
Floyd Cooper.
Thirty-nine powerful poems, most in the voices of young African American males from Gary, Indiana, offer a graphic, intimate look at growing up in a world of violence, both random and calculated. Cooper's portraits, in charcoal and brown tones with highlights of color, display the anger and sadness of these "tough boys" who are shouting out to be heard.