Black Boy White School - Brian F. Walker

When Ant Jones’s life in East Cleveland is rocked by neighborhood violence that strikes too close to home, Ant reluctantly leaves Ohio for a prep school in Maine, where he will be one of only a handful of African Americans at a predominantly white school. Once in this new environment, Ant faces agonizing questions about his role there; whenever he returns East Cleveland, he has to struggle to maintain his place at home. In BLACK BOY, WHITE SCHOOL (HarperTeen, $17.99), Brian Walker prompts serious thought about race in America. Ages 14-18. KLP