x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
Summary edit
This book detailed the life of Robert Lipsyte. I was truly surprised how much of an activist he was. Don't let the title fool you. He let you know why he chose that title in the dedication to his mother. The beginning of the book catches your attention and keeps it all the way till the end.... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Richard Junior: Add a description of this character.
- Mister Gregory
- Momma
- Greenwood
- Presley
- Dolores
- Mister Ben
- Lillian
- Dick
- Michele
- Jackson
- Doc Lingle
- Sally Wells
- Garland
- Jim Sanders
- Helene Tucker
- Maryann
- Roberts
- Kennard
- Ronald
- Medgar
- Pauline
- William
- M.c.
- Herman
- Martin Luther King
- Sammy Davis
- Robbins
- John
Quotes edit
-
“Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.”
-
“If you walk through life showing the aggravation you've gone through, people will feel sorry for you, and they'll never respect you.”
Setting & Locations edit
- Chicago
- St. Louis
- America
- Mississippi
- Birmingham
- Carbondale
- Sncc
- San Francisco
- Big Pres
- New York
- Boo
- Selma
First Sentence edit
It's a sad and beautiful feeling to walk home slow on Christmas Eve after you've been out hustling all day, shining shoes in the white taverns and going to the store for the neighbors and buying and stealing presents from the ten-cent store, and now it's dark and still along the street and your feet feel warm and sweaty inside your tennis sneakers even if the wind finds the holes in your mittens.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: E P Dutton
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1964
ISBN: 0525166971
Page Count: 224
Publisher: E P Dutton
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1964
ISBN: 0525166971
Page Count: 224
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 920
Subjects edit
Popular Tags
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
