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Title details for The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults) by Ta-Nehisi Coates - Wait list

The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults)

by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Adapted from the adult memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Water Dancer and Between the World and Me, this father-son story explores how boys become men, and quite specifically, how Ta-Nehisi Coates became Ta-Nehisi Coates.
As a child, Ta-Nehisi Coates was seen by his father, Paul, as too sensitive and lacking focus. Paul Coates was a Vietnam vet who'd been part of the Black Panthers and was dedicated to reading and publishing the history of African civilization. When it came to his sons, he was committed to raising proud Black men equipped to deal with a racist society, during a turbulent period in the collapsing city of Baltimore where they lived.
Coates details with candor the challenges of dealing with his tough-love father, the influence of his mother, and the dynamics of his extended family, including his brother "Big Bill," who was on a very different path than Ta-Nehisi. Coates also tells of his struggles at school and with girls, making this a timely story to which many readers will relate.
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Publisher: Random House Children's Books

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  • Release date: January 12, 2021

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  • ISBN: 9781984894045
  • Release date: January 12, 2021

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  • ISBN: 9781984894045
  • File size: 5012 KB
  • Release date: January 12, 2021
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography Family & Relationships Multi-Cultural Young Adult Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:6.7
Lexile® Measure:980
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:5-7

Adapted from the adult memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Water Dancer and Between the World and Me, this father-son story explores how boys become men, and quite specifically, how Ta-Nehisi Coates became Ta-Nehisi Coates.
As a child, Ta-Nehisi Coates was seen by his father, Paul, as too sensitive and lacking focus. Paul Coates was a Vietnam vet who'd been part of the Black Panthers and was dedicated to reading and publishing the history of African civilization. When it came to his sons, he was committed to raising proud Black men equipped to deal with a racist society, during a turbulent period in the collapsing city of Baltimore where they lived.
Coates details with candor the challenges of dealing with his tough-love father, the influence of his mother, and the dynamics of his extended family, including his brother "Big Bill," who was on a very different path than Ta-Nehisi. Coates also tells of his struggles at school and with girls, making this a timely story to which many readers will relate.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Family & Relationships Multi-Cultural Young Adult Nonfiction