Ghetto Cowboy

G. Neri

ISBN 10: 0763649228 / ISBN 13: 9780763649227

Published by Candlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts, 2011

About this Item

BR4 - A 2nd printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and tiny tear on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light water soiled patch on the top of some last pages, previous owner's name written on the back fixed endpaper, some wrinkling and crease on a few inside pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. Inspired by the real-life innercity horsemen of Philadephia and Brooklyn, Ghetto Cowboy is a timesless urban western about learning to stand up for what's right - the Cowboy Way. 8.5"x6", 218 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ghetto Cowboy
• Publisher: Candlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763649228
• ISBN 13: 9780763649227
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jesse Joshua Watson
• Edition: 2nd Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Now a feature film, Concrete Cowboy, starring Idris Elba

A street-smart tale about a displaced teen who learns to defend what's right-the Cowboy Way.

When Cole’s mom dumps him in the mean streets of Philadelphia to live with the dad he’s never met, the last thing Cole expects to see is a horse, let alone a stable full of them. He may not know much about cowboys, but what he knows for sure is that cowboys aren’t black, and they don’t live in the inner city. But in his dad’s ’hood, horses are a way of life, and soon Cole’s days of skipping school and getting in trouble in Detroit have been replaced by shoveling muck and trying not to get stomped on. At first, all Cole can think about is how to ditch these ghetto cowboys and get home. But when the City threatens to shut down the stables— and take away the horse Cole has come to think of as his own— he knows that it’s time to step up and fight back. 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.

About the Author

G. Neri is the winner of a 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award for his graphic novel Yummy and the 2010 Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award for Chess Rumble, a middle-grade novel in verse with illustrations by Jesse Joshua Watson. G. Neri lives in Tampa, Florida.

Jesse Joshua Watson is the illustrator of Chess Rumble by G. Neri and I and I by Tony Medina. He is also the author-illustrator of Hope for Haiti. Jesse Joshua Watson lives in Washington State.