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Reviewed on February 1, 2001
Gr 9-Up Williams-Garcia delivers an insightful, sensitive, and engaging tale where realistic grit fails to swamp the teen characters as they make strong and healthy choices. Thulani is shy and withdrawn when readers meet him on the rooftop of his Brooklyn home, caring for his pigeons. However, the sight of a brutal rape in the street below brings him to life for the first time since his mother's death three years earlier. Thulani rescues th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More