Thirteen ways of looking at a Black boy /

Thirteen ways of looking at a Black boy /

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 Corett...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Medina, Tony (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oklahoma City : Penny Candy Books, [2018].
Subjects:
African American boys > Juvenile poetry.
Blacks > Juvenile poetry.
Boys > Conduct of life > Juvenile poetry.
African American boys > Poetry.
African Americans > Poetry.
Boys > Conduct of life > Poetry.
JUVENILE FICTION > Boys & Men.
JUVENILE FICTION > People & Places > United States > African American.
JUVENILE FICTION > Poetry.
Table of Contents:
  • Thirteen ways: an introduction
  • Anacostia angel / illustrated by Floyd Cooper
  • Little Mister May / illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
  • Images of kin / illustrated by Skip Hill
  • The charmer / Tiffany McKnight
  • One-way ticket / Robert Liu-Trujillo
  • Lazy hazy daze / illustrated by Keith Mallett
  • My soul to keep / illustrated by Shawn K. Alexander
  • Do not enter / illustrated by Kesha Bruce
  • Street corner prophet / illustrated by Brianna McCarthy
  • Athlete's broke bus blues / illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
  • Brothers gonna work it out / illustrated by Ekua Holmes
  • Cat at the curb / illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
  • Givin' back to the community / illustrated by Chandra Cox.