Book

Medina, Tony, author.

Thirteen ways of looking at a black boy / Tony Medina & 13 artists.

Oklahoma City : Penny Candy Books, 2018.

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm

A fresh perspective of young men of color depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and much more.

African American boys -- Juvenile poetry.

African Americans -- Juvenile poetry.

Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry.

Poetry.

13 ways of looking at a black boy

"The poems in [this book] were first published in slightly different form under the title Ancostia suite (13 ways of looking at a black boy) in Revise the Psalm: work celebrating the writing of Gwendolyn Brooks,...(Curbside Splendor, 2017)"--Title page verso.

Thirteen ways: an introduction -- Anacostia angel / illustrated by Floyd Cooper -- Little Mister May / illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera -- Images of kin / illustrated by Skip Hill -- The charmer / illustrated by Tiffany McKnight -- One-way ticket / illustrated by Robert Liu-Trujillo -- Lazy hazy daze / illustrated by Keith Mallett -- My soul to keep / illustrated by Shawn K. Alexander -- Do not enter / illustrated by Kesha Bruce -- Street corner prophet / illustrated by Brianna McCarthy -- Athlete's broke bus blues / illustrated by R. Gregory Christie -- Brothers gonna work it out / illustrated by Ekua Holmes -- Cat at the curb / illustrated by Javaka Steptoe -- Givin' back to the community / illustrated by Chandra Cox.

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