Black Boy White School (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780061914836)

In a hard-hitting novel about fitting in--or not--Anthony "Ant" Jones gets transported from his East Cleveland hood to an almost all-white prep school and has to figure out where he belongs...before he loses himself entirely. Black Boy White School is a memorable debut that will appeal to fans of Walter Dean Myers and Sherman Alexie.

Anthony has never been outside his rough neighborhood when he receives a scholarship to Belton Academy, an elite prep school in Maine. But at Belton things are far from perfect. Everyone calls him "Tony," assumes he's from Brooklyn, expects him to play basketball, and yet acts shocked when he fights back.

As Anthony tries to adapt to a world that will never fully accept him, he's in for a rude awakening: Home is becoming a place where he no longer belongs.

In debut author Brian F. Walker's honest and dynamic novel about staying true to yourself, Anthony might find a way to survive at Belton, but what will it cost him?

Author: Brian F. Walker
ISBN-10: 0061914835
ISBN-13: 9780061914836
Publisher: Harperteen
Language: English
Published: 01/03/2012
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.41h x 5.84w x 0.93d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 153590 / Black Boy White School

Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2011
Publishers Weekly 11/28/2011
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2011 pg. 503 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Booklist 01/01/2012 pg. 96
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2012
School Library Journal 04/01/2012 pg. 180
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 117 - Recommended, Satisfactory