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Cargando... You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boyspor Sharon Flake
![]() Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Stories and poems for teens about black boys: Tow-Kaye is 16 and getting cold feet about his marriage to Cindella. Malik is attracted to his 30-something neighbor and she to him. Tyler is a playa but can't keep from being drawn to Celeste. A boy contemplates suicide after his twin brother kills himself. The poems celebrate pretty girls and a baby sister, and reveal the inner boys no one sees. 4Q 4P (My rating and VOYA's) Short stories and poems bring together a cast of characters as real as any. These snapshots of urban life deal with some hard-hitting issues like teen pregnancy, suicide, abuse, and HIV, but are also filled with hope, humor, and what it means to be a man today. I appreciate books like this that deal with real issues in a real way. I don’t feel that there is enough books getting published that will speak to African American male teens, so it is exciting when one does, and is done as well as Flake’s book always are. I think that teens always appreciate books that about them and for them, and there is such an expanse of experience in these stories and poems that most will find something that they can relate to. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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In 9 stories and 15 poems, Sharon G. Flake provides insight into the minds of a diverse group adolescent African American males. There's Tow-Kaye, getting married at age 16 to love of his life, who's pregnant. He knows it's the right thing to do, but he's scared to death. James writes in his diary about his twin brother's terrible secret, which threatens to pull James down, too. Tyler explains what it's like to be a player with the ladies. In a letter to his uncle, La'Ron confesses that he's infected with HIV. Eric takes us on a tour of North Philly on the Fourth of July, when the heat could make a guy go crazy. Still, he loves his hood. These and other unforgettable characters come to life in this collection of urban male voices. Sharon's G. Flake's talent for telling it like it is will leave readers thinking differently, feeling deeply, and definitely wanting more. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Don't Read This - This story is written in diary format, and fans of Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams will like it.