This book is made up of reflections of 10-year-old DeShawn as he thinks about his family, his life in the projects and the world around him. Medina's poetry is immediately accessible to young readers and he sketches a world filled with learning, love, fear, joy and loss' - Black Issues Book Review 'Christie's exceptionally fine acrylic paintings capture both the physical and emotional nature of DeShawn...to get right to the heart of the character' - CCBC, Book of the Week'