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Black Boy White School
Black Boy White School
Black Boy White School
Brian F. Walker
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?

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Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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Black Boy White School by Brian F. Walker is about Anthony (Ant) Jones being offered a different perspective on life. Ant's life starts in the hood of East Cleveland where he gets a scholarship to attend Belton Academy. Hesitant at first Ant doesn't want to leave his stomping grounds but soon he finds his way into a world he doesn't know. In this new environment he gets a different education than the one promised to him. He sees and hears the looks and whispers people give him. The way they seem so scared.

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