Dough Boys
Written by Paula Chase
Narrated by Eric Owusu and Eric B. Anthony
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
In the companion to her acclaimed So Done, Paula Chase follows best friends Simp and Rollie as their friendship is threatened by the pressures of basketball, upcoming auditions, middle school, and their growing involvement in the local drug ring.
Dough Boys is a memorably vivid story about the complex friendship between two African American boys whose lives are heading down very different paths. For fans of Jason Reynolds’s Ghost and Rebecca Stead’s Goodbye Stranger.
Deontae “Simp” Wright has big plans for his future. Plans that involve basketball, his best friend, Rollie, and making enough money to get his mom and four younger brothers out of the Cove, their low-income housing project.
Long term, this means the NBA. Short term, it means being a dough boy—getting paid to play lookout and eventually moving up the rungs of the neighborhood drug operation with Rollie as his partner.
Roland “Rollie” Matthews used to love playing basketball. He loved the rhythm of the game, how he came up with his best drumbeats after running up and down the court. But playing with the elite team comes with extra, illegal responsibilities, and Rollie isn't sure he's down for that life. The new talented-and-gifted program, where Rollie has a chance to audition for a real-life go-go band, seems like the perfect excuse to stop being a dough boy. But how can he abandon his best friend?
Paula Chase explores universal themes of friendship and budding romance, while also exploring complex issues that affect many young teens. Full of basketball, friendship, and daily life in a housing project, this universal story is perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds’s Track series, Jewell Parker Rhodes’s Ghost Boys, and Chris Crutcher.
Paula Chase
Paula Chase is the cofounder of The Brown Bookshelf, a site designed to increase awareness of African American voices writing for young readers. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland. Her novels include the acclaimed So Done and its companion, Dough Boys. www.paulachasehyman.com
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Simp and Rollie are best friends. They play on the much vaunted championship Marauders basketball team. But they also work as lookouts for coach Tez who deals drugs. Rollie wants out of the “game” and to focus on his music and drumming. He may have a chance to get out of the Cove if he can ace his audition with the band Rowdy Boys. Simp is still down with Coach but when Tez expresses interest in bringing in Dre, Simp’s younger brother, Simp doesn’t want to see that happen. As the boys’ interests diverge it puts a strain on their friendship. Kids looking for edgy, cool fiction will enjoy the back and forth of Simp, Rollie and their friends in the squad. Compelling reading for reluctant readers. Shows that you can have options and choices in life. Realistically portrayed tensions.