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You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems about Boys
Written by Sharon Flake
Narrated by Corey Allen, JD Jackson and Muhammad Cunningham
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
In 9 stories and 15 poems, Sharon G. Flake provides insight into the minds of a diverse group adolescent African American males. There's Tow-Kaye, getting married at age 16 to love of his life, who's pregnant. He knows it's the right thing to do, but he's scared to death. James writes in his diary about his twin brother's terrible secret, which threatens to pull James down, too. Tyler explains what it's like to be a player with the ladies. In a letter to his uncle, La'Ron confesses that he's infected with HIV. Eric takes us on a tour of North Philly on the Fourth of July, when the heat could make a guy go crazy. Still, he loves his hood. These and other unforgettable characters come to life in this collection of urban male voices. Sharon's G. Flake's talent for telling it like it is will leave readers thinking differently, feeling deeply, and definitely wanting more.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Poems I Read:1. "You Don't Even Know Me" (p. 3-7)2. "Just Say It" (p. 24-25)3. "People Might Not Understand" (p. 44-45)4. "Dying Before I'm Done" (p. 64-65)5. "Sixteen" (p. 66)6. "Stuck With Me" (p. 81-82)7. "The Same Old Thing" (p. 83)8. "Messages" (p. 104-105)9. "I'm Not Supposed To" (p. 106)10. "Look" (p. 120-121)Short story I read: "Scared to Death" (p. 8-23)Selected passage from short story: "Her mother kicked off her lime green heels. 'You wanted to....' She was trying not to sound angry. 'But you didn't have to.' She looked at Tow-Kaye's hand on her daughter's stomach and asked her husband for some Tylenol. 'This is my baby.' She pointed to her daughter. 'Our last child.' Her hands covered her lips. Her eyes blinked. 'She was supposed to go to college - to London; Africa. You...it's all messed up now.' She sat straight up. 'Now we have to use her college money on cribs and binkies, Similac and hospital bills. Jesus. Why us?" (p. 15)