Chameleon by Charles R Smith Jr

Chameleon by Charles R Smith Jr

Kids will grab this for the immediacy in the scenes, the brutal standoffs, the fast talk at the ball court, and the elemental conflicts of coming-of-age. -- Booklist

Shooting the breeze with his boys. Tightening his D on the court. Doing a color check -- making sure nobody's wearing blue or red, which some Crip or Piru carrying a cut-down golf club would see as disrespect. Then back to Auntie's, hoping she isn't passed out from whiskey at the end of the day. Now that Shawn is headed for high school, he wonders if he'd be better off at the school in Mama's neighborhood, where he'd be free of Compton's hassles. But then he wouldn't be with his fellas -- cracking jokes, covering each other's backs -- or the fine Marisol, who's been making star appearances in his dreams. Dad says he needs to make his own decision, but what does Shawn want, freedom or friendship? With teasing, spot-on dialogue and an eye to the realities of inner-city life, Chameleon takes on the shifting moods of a teenager coming of age.

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ISBN 13	9780763646608
ISBN 10	0763646601
Title	Chameleon
Author	Charles R Smith Jr
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Candlewick Press,U.S.
Year published	2010-04-13
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.