The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood

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Synopsis
*An extraordinary coming-of-age story, adapted from the adult memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Water Dancer and Between the World and Me*'Ta-Nehisi Coates is the young James Joyce of the hip-hop generation' Walter MosleyThis was the abyss where, unguided, black boys were swallowed whole, only to re-emerge on corners and prison tiersTa-Nehisi Coates grew up in the tumultuous 1980's in Baltimore known, back then as the murder capital of the United States.With seven siblings, four mothers, and one highly unconventional father: Paul Coates, a larger-than-life Vietnam Vet, Black Panther, Ta-Nehisi's coming of age story is gripping and lays bare the troubled, often violent life of the inner-city, and the author's experience as a young black person in itWith candor, Ta-Nehisi Coates details the challenges on the streets and within one's family, especially the eternal struggle for peace between a father and son and the important role family plays in such circumstances.
Copyright:
2008

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
240 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780241517239
Related ISBNs:
9780241531174, 9780241517208
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
N/A
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Teens, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:
Seventh grade
Reading Age:
13–17
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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