Title: The nitty gritty
First published: 1968
Description: Torn between a desire to stay in school and his father's insistence that it is a waste of time, a black boy decides to quit school and go into business with the uncle he worships. When the venture fails and his uncle deserts him, the boy faces reality with a new maturity.
Subjects: People with social disabilities, People with social disabilities in fiction, Fiction, Race relations, Education, Success, Diligence, High school dropouts, Juvenile fiction, Betrayal, African American children, Poverty, Disappointment, Homelessness, African American dropouts, African Americans
LC classification: PZ7.B6415 Ni