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A rebellious boys journey through the wilds of urban America and the shrapnel of a self-destructing familythis is the riveting story of a generation told through one dazzlingly poetic new voice. MK Asante was born in Zimbabwe to American parents a mother who led the new nations dance company and a father who would soon become a revered pioneer in black studies. But things fell apart, and a decade later MK was in America, a teenager lost in a fog of drugs, sex, and violence on the streets of North Philadelphia. Now he was alonehis mother in a mental hospital, his father gone, his older brother locked up in a prison on the other side of the countryand forced to find his own way to survive physically, mentally, and spiritually, by any means necessary.
About the Author
MK Asante is a best-selling author, Sundance™ filmmaker, rapper, and professor who CNN calls "a master storyteller and major creative force." His memoir, Buck, made the Washington Post Bestseller list in 2014 and 2015 and is a NAACP Image Award finalist.
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