Black and White by Paul Volponi
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. They are inseparable, watching each other's backs, both on and off the basketball court. But one night--and one wrong decision--will change their lives forever. Will their mistake cost them their friendship . . . and their future?An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
An ALA Quick Pick Top Ten
IRA Children's Book Award (Young Adult)
Paul Volponi is a New York City-based writer, journalist, and instructor. He taught jailed youths on Rikers Island to read and write from 1992 to 1998. Black and White and Rikers High were both inspired by this incident. Volponi worked as a teacher in a drug-treatment program for teenagers from 1999 to 2005. Rooftop was inspired by his experience.
Rucker Park Setup, Hurricane Song, and Answer are among Volponi's other works. Volponi, an avid street ball player, draws on his more than four decades of court-sense in New York City to write The Final Four.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780142406922 |
| ISBN 10 | 0142406929 |
| Title | Black and White |
| Author | Paul Volponi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2006-11-02 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Green Mountain Book Award 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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