This compassionate, courageous, and hopeful novel explores the constraints placed on black male identity and the corresponding pains and struggles that follow when a young black boy must confront these realities both at home and in school. A short, sweet, satisfying novel in verse that educators and readers alike will love." -School Library Journal, starred review * "Grimes' newest follows a young black boy searching for his own unique voice, lost among his father's wishes and society's mischaracterizations. Grimes writes about adolescent friendships in a way that feels deeply human. (readers) will fall hard for Garvey, a tender, sincere boy who dislikes athletics. (w)ritten from Garvey's point of view, the succinct verses convey the narrative as well as his emotions with brevity, clarity, and finesse." -Booklist, starred review * "(A) sensitively written middle grade novel in verse. This graceful novel risks stretching beyond easy, reductive constructions of black male coming-of-age stories and delivers a sincere, authentic story of resilience and finding one's voice." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review, * "Grimes returns to the novel-in-verse format, creating voice, characters, and plot in a series of pithy tanka poems, a traditional Japanese form similar to haiku, but using five lines.
* "Grimes returns to the novel-in-verse format, creating voice, characters, and plot in a series of pithy tanka poems, a traditional Japanese form similar to haiku, but using five lines.
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