Tight
Title
:
Tight
Author
:
Maldonado, Torrey author.
ISBN
:
9781524740559
Physical Description
:
180 pages ; 22 cm.
Reading Level
:
600 L Lexile
Subject Term
:
Conduct of life -- Fiction.
Inner cities -- Fiction.
Families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Children of criminals -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Summary
:
After his quick-tempered father gets in a fight and is sent back to jail, sixth-grader Bryan, known for being quiet and thoughtful, snaps and follows new friend Mike into trouble.
Bryan knows what's tight for him--reading comics, drawing superheroes, and hanging out with no drama. But drama is every day where he's from, and that gets him tight, wound up. And now Bryan's friend Mike pressures him with ideas of fun that are crazy risky. At first, it's a rush following Mike, hopping turnstiles, subway surfing, and getting into all kinds of trouble. But Bryan never really feels right acting so wrong, and drama really isn't him. So which way will he go, especially when his dad tells him it's better to be hard and feared than liked? But if there's one thing Bryan's gotten from his comic heroes, it's that he has power--to stand up for what he feels.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | J FICTION MAL | Children's Fiction |
Lake Elmo Library | J FICTION MAL | Children's Fiction |
Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | J FICTION MAL | Children's Fiction |
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | J FICTION MAL | Checked Out |
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | J FICTION MAL | Children's Fiction |
Stillwater Public Library | J FICTION MAL | Children's Fiction |
Wildwood Library (Mahtomedi) | J FICTION MAL | Children's Fiction |