Black and White (Speak)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0142406929 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 199 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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They are inseparable, watching each other's backs, both on and off the basketball court. Will their mistake cost them their friendship and their future?An ALA Best Book for Young AdultsAn ALA Quick Pick “Top Ten”IRA Children’s Book Award (Young Adult). Marcus and Eddie are best friends who found the strength to break through the racial barrier. Marcus is black; Eddie is white. Stars of their school basketball team, they are true leaders who look past the stereotypes and come out on top. But one night—and one wrong decision—will change their lives forever
Together, the boys are known at school as Black and White. Teens will want to discuss the story's layered moral ambiguities, heartbreaking choices, and, as Marcus says, "the line that separates black and white." Gillian EngbergCopyright © American Library Association. From Booklist *Starred Review* Gr. But we get past all that racial crap," says Marcus, an African American senior whose best friend, Eddie, is white. Considering fast-food jobs too demeaning, they turn to armed stickups, and during their third robbe
"Richie's Picks: BLACK AND WHITE" according to N. S.. I know plenty of present and former middle school kids who are so totally over that racial division stuff that they study about in American history and in my wife's English classes, and that people of my generation witnessed and are always telling them about.Of course, these are all white kids living in an affluent community in th. Three Stars Amazon Customer my son love this book had to do a paper for school. "Great new YA book" according to High school teacher. As a high school librarian I'm always on the look out for exemplary new titles for young adults, particularly for boys. Black & White is one I'll be sharing a lot this year. Marcus and Eddie are best friends and a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court. Theirs is a story of racial prejudice, character, friendship, takin
Volponi lives in New York City. Mr. Paul Volponi is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Black & White. From 1992 to 1998, he taught adolescents on Rikers Island in New York City to read and write. Volponi worked at a day treatment center like Daytop teaching students and helping them prepare for the GED. Mr.