My Man Blue

Description

With his night-and-day shades and a frame like a "heavyweight boxing machine," it might seem like this guy would be someone to steer clear of....But that's not the way it is. Blue is the best friend a kid could ever have. Blue, who lost one boy to the streets-and is determined that this time will be different. And Damon, whose laugh reminds him of that child, and who, even though he's the "man of the house," knows there's room for a guy like Blue in his life. To shoot hoops with, bounce thoughts off of, to share a laugh and a hot dog with all the works. And to know that at the end of the day there's someone standing steadfast in his corner. Someone true...like Blue. Drawing on those friendships that have inspired her own extraordinary life, Nikki Grimes creates a poetically realistic tale of that joyous, complicated bond that draws us, one to another. To this Jerome Lagarrigue, in a truly wondrous picture book debut, adds powerful and sensitive paintings that capture the rich moods and atmospheres of the story's Harlem setting.

Description

A collection of poems describes a young boy's life with his working mother as he establishes his own identity and develops a close relationship with his mother's friend, Blue.

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Other Editions

• My Man Blue: PoemsHardcoverDial Books for Young Readers1999-05-01
• My man BluePuffin1999-01-01
• My man BlueUnknown BindingScholastic Inc2000-01-01
• My Man BluePerfection Learning Prebound2001-03-01
• My Man BlueHardcoverTurtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media2002-12-01
• My Man Blue (Picture Puffin Books)Puffin2002-12-30