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by G. Neri (Author), Jesse Joshua Watson (Illustrator)
Now a feature film, Concrete Cowboy, starring Idris Elba
"Original in theme and inspirational in tone and content." -- Booklist From a Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor winner comes a street- smart tale about a displaced teen who learns to defend what's right -- the Cowboy Way. 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.Author Biography
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.
Number of Pages: 224
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 06, 2013
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Ghetto Cowboy
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 5
