Title: The Dream BearerAuthor: Walter Dean Myers
Pub Date: June 2003
ISBN-13: 978-0064472890
David lives in Harlem with his mom, his dad Rueben, and his older brother Tyrone. David's 12th summer is a hard one. His dad suffers a nervous break, his brother's starts using drugs, and his mom is so busy trying to avoid the truth, that David feels scared and alone. When he befriends an old man who claims to be an ancient dream bearer, David begins to understand his life in the context of the African American experience, he gains courage and acceptance. An excellent work of fiction!
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