Handbook for Boys (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780064409308)

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."

Author: Walter Dean Myers
ISBN-10: 0064409309
ISBN-13: 9780064409308
Publisher: Amistad Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2003
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.84h x 4.38w x 0.61d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 59209 / Handbook for Boys: A Novel


Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 03/31/2003 pg. 70
Kliatt 05/01/2003 pg. 20
Publishers Weekly 03/31/2003