Black Boy White School 246 Pages

When I first got into Brian Walker's book, I was VERY hesitant to continue reading and even more so to write about it in this blog. The use of the "N" word seemed more than harsh and grating. I started asking myself, "Why does it seem to be okay for black people to call each other by this term, but white people are viewed as offensive when they use the word?" Then I thought of all of the Jewish comics who made Jewish jokes that seemed funny to Jews, but might not have seemed so funny if gentiles were saying them. Hmmm, so it's okay for us to poke fun/laugh at ourselves, but people outside of "the fold" had better not? Anthony is one of a few African Americans attending a prep school in Maine. What happens is that he finds he doesn't feel comfortable at school and he then doesn't feel comfortable at home. When he is at school, he misses home, and when he is at home he misses school. This book will evoke much needed conversation about racism in America....even in Maine!