Ghetto Cowboy (the inspiration for Concrete Cowboy)
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Ghetto Cowboy (the inspiration for Concrete Cowboy) by G Neri
Now a feature film, Concrete Cowboy, starring Idris Elba"Original in theme and inspirational in tone and content." -- Booklist
From a Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor winner comes a street- smart tale about a displaced teen who learns to defend what's right -- the Cowboy Way. Inspired by the little- known urban riders of Philly and Brooklyn, this compelling tale of latter- day cowboy justice champions a world where your friends always have your back, especially when the chips are down.
Neri is the author of Yummy: the Final Days of a Southside Shorty, a Coretta Scott King honor book, and the Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award winner for Chess Rumble, a free verse novella. Surf Mules and Ghetto Cowboy, which won the Horace Mann Upstander Award, are two of his novels. The Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Museum of Tolerance, Antioch University, the International Reading Association, the American Library Association, the Junior Library Guild, and the National Council for Teachers of English have all recognized his work. Neri has worked as a filmmaker, animator, teacher, and creator of digital media. He resides on the Gulf Coast of Florida and writes full-time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780763664534 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763664537 |
| Title | Ghetto Cowboy (the inspiration for Concrete Cowboy) |
| Author | G Neri |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2013-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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