All the Right Stuff

Description

For Paul DuPree, life is about to get real. Paul is just coasting after his dad is shot and killed. Elijah won't stop talking about philosophy and how it affects Paul's life. Keisha has crazy basketball skills . . . and a baby daughter at home. Sly may be sleazy, may be wise. He's the Harlem dude who sees the "social contract" as a tool to keep the poor down. This summer is about more than getting by. It's about taking charge of your life.

Michael L. Printz Award winner and Margaret A. Edwards Award recipient Walter Dean Myers is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. He is the author of Handbook for Boys; Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam; Monster; Bad Boy: A Memoir; and the Newbery Honor Books, Scorpions and Somewhere in the Darkness. He lives in Jersey City, NJ, with his family. You can visit Walter Dean Myers online at www.walterdeanmyersbooks.com.

"Myers has cooked up a provocative novel that simmers long after its last pages." - Chicago Sun-Times "[E]ngrossing and fast-paced... a must-read novel." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[R]ewarding. A good fit for school libraries in which the social contract is taught or emphasized." - School Library Journal "[B]egins with a bang." - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)