Handbook for Boys

Handbook for Boys
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 9780061923135
ISBN-13 : 0061923133
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Book Synopsis Handbook for Boys by : Walter Dean Myers

Download or read book Handbook for Boys written by Walter Dean Myers and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning Monster and Bad Boy: A Memoir, Walter Dean Myers fashions a highly readable, powerful novel about the rules for success for young men, especially those navigating coming of age while Black. Share this book in the classroom, in a father-son reading group, or as a summer reading (or anytime) choice that's likely to spark conversation and be a favorite. "When the proprietor of a Harlem barbershop takes over as the court-appointed mentor for two troubled teenagers, he conveys the message that the future is built not only on hard work but on sustaining dreams as well." (Smithsonian magazine). In his introduction to Handbook for Boys, Walter Dean Myers wrote: "I know as a troubled teenager I would have loved to have a neighborhood barbershop to sit in and a group of worldly and knowledgeable men to counsel me. Thinking about this was my motivation in writing this book, hoping it will be, in the least, a jumping-off point for many interesting conversations about success."


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