Part Boyz N the Hood, part Catcher in the Rye, this winning literary debut tells the powerful story of a young black man in urban American, circa now, wrestling with the ambiguities of sex, love, religion, and the puzzle of his own identity.
Told from the point of view of a 12-year-old, upper middle-class, African-American boy named Randall Roberts, "Things to Be Lost" is the story of Randall's relationship with his father, who is wheelchair-bound after a stroke.
Part Boyz N the Hood, part Catcher in the Rye, Getting Right with God is the brash, energetic story of a young black man in urban America--and his bumpy ride into manhood. "In a raw, raunchy and highly imaginative style . . . Newton addresses the myth and meaning of African-American life today".--Publishers Weekly, starred review.
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