The sequel to Junebug.
Junebug and his mother move from their New Haven housing project to a new neighborhood, where he encounters, not the drug lords and gangs of old, but ubiquitous, run-of-the-mill bullies. With his friends so far away, who will stand by him? The only other kid at school who seems to need a buddy is a helpless white boy. And all the people in the small apartment building to which Junebug's family has moved are elderly patients his mother supervises.
Then Junebug's mother insists that Junebug walk cranky old Reverend Ashford every morning. And through Junebug's little sister, Tasha, he becomes close to frail-looking Rosalie Williams. From one, Junebug learns valuable life lessons; from the other, key martial-arts moves. Thanks to them both, he discovers that danger may be everywhere, but so is friendship. The second book about Junebug is as compelling and heartwarming as the first, which was named to six state master lists.
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From the Inside Flap:
Junebug is set to leave all his old problems behind when his family moves from the projects to a better neighborhood. But new problems crop up when he runs into school bullies and has trouble making new friends. His younger sister, Tasha, quickly fits in and makes friends with the tenants in their building, a group home for the elderly that their mama supervises.
When summer vacation starts, Junebug's lazy-day plans are squashed when Mama tells him to take walks with cranky old Reverend Ashford every day and play soccer with the very same school bullies that beat him up. Is this any way to spend summer vacation? Little does Junebug know that there are some lessons you don't learn in school.
From the Back Cover:
"A refreshing picture of an appealing and unique youngster in a community where adults take an interest in and care about children."
--School Library Journal
"Junebug is kind, intelligent, brave and utterly compelling. . . ."--Kirkus Reviews
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- PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0374339651
- ISBN 13 9780374339654
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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