The phoenix on Barkley Street
By: Zetta Elliott ; pictures by Enroc Illustrations
Series: City kids -- #1, Book one
Publisher: Rosetta Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: United States?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
ISBN-13: 9781500589400
Subjects: Magic; Juvenile fiction; African American children; Children's stories; African Americans; Fiction; Bullies; Phoenix (Mythical bird)
Description: Best friends Carlos and Tariq love their block, but Barkley Street has started to change. The playground has been taken over by older boys, which leaves Carlos and Tariq with no place to call their own. They decide to turn the yard of an abandoned brownstone into their secret hang-out spot. Carlos and Tariq soon discover, however, that the overgrown yard is already occupied by an ancient phoenix! When the Pythons try to claim the yard for their gang, the magical bird gives the friends the courage to make a stand against the bullies who threaten to ruin their beloved neighborhood.