12 brown boys
By: by Mr. Creative Omar Tyree
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9780545221580
Subjects: African American young men; Juvenile fiction
Other titles: Twelve brown boys
Description: "12 Brown Boys by Omar Tyree is a collection of short stories that focuses on the lives of Black pre-teen boys. Readers will connect with Tyree's engaging characters including: Red Head Mike who hates his nickname, but hates his red hair even more. Chestnut, who is sent to live with relatives down South to keep him out of trouble in his Brooklyn neighborhood. William the Santa Monica super kid whose status as a scholar and entrepreneur has even his best friends hating him. Wayne, who resents his role as the oldest child until a tragedy strikes the family. Tyree has assembled a wide range of characters that reflect the diversity of experiences of Black boys--characters that are funny, serious, edgy, street-wise, studious, and all unforgettable."
Notes: "This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--Page 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: Cool Dave; title: Read-head Mike; title: Reading class; title: Jamaica boys; title: It takes time; title: It was a Sunday; title: Born leader; title: Black, like me; title: Summer down South; title: I ain't no sissy; title: Young scholar; title: Big dreams.