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Thirteen ways of looking at a black boy
Publication Information
Oklahoma City : Penny Candy Books, 2018.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
A fresh perspective of young men of color depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and much more. Each of Tony Medina's tanka is matched with a different artist including recent Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients.
Notes
"The poems in [this book] were first published in slightly different form under the title Ancostia suite (13 ways of looking at a black boy) in Revise the Psalm: work celebrating the writing of Gwendolyn Brooks ... (Curbside Splendor, 2017)"--Title page verso.
Contents
- Thirteen ways: an introduction
- Anacostia angel / Little Mister May / Images of kin / The charmer / One-way ticket / Lazy hazy daze / My soul to keep / Do not enter / Street corner prophet / Athlete's broke bus blues / Brothers gonna work it out / Cat at the curb / Givin' back to the community