Secret Saturdays
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Friends Justin and Sean, both 12, live in the Red Hook projects in Brooklyn, are Puerto Rican and African American, and have absentee fathers. Sean is straying further from their friendship, avoiding their scheduled sleepovers, lying, and not doing as well in school. He's been getting into more and more fights when he used to advocate dissing instead of fists. Where is Sean going on Saturdays? Maldonado explores issues of manhood, friendship, and family in this heartfelt, humorous, and poignant urban tale.
Age Level: Middle Grade
Publisher: Puffin
Book Series: Growing Up in the Barrio: Books for Middle Grades and Young Adults Identity: Who Am I? Friends and Frenemies in YA: Hispanic Heritage
9780142417478