Summary
A thirteen-year-old African American boy chronicles what happens to his family when his father, who temporarily left, returns home and they all must deal with their feelings of anger, hope, abandonment, and fear. Full description
- We are family
- Family cooking instructions
- Pretending
- Sticks and stones
- Somebody's callin' my name
- Showdown at the O.K. Corral
- Family tales
- If you can't stand the heat...
- Seven ways of looking at my father
- The night watchman
- Parents and teachers
- Unidentified family member (UFM)
- The jeweler
- Sign language
- A talk on the moon
- Mountain climbing
- The good stuff
- Crazy glue
- Place cards
- Man-to-man
- Maya's sonnet
- Preacher's sermon on the mount
- Tongue-tied
- Field trip
- Fences
- Lunch is a battlefield
- Row, row, row...
- For real
- (Nick) Tuck
- Best-kept secret
- Can you hear me now?
- Zuri's ABCs
- Light at the end of the tunnel
- Blueprint
- Dance with me.