The nitty gritty
by Frank Bonham · 1968
Popularity 2
Torn between a desire to stay in school and his father's insistence that it is a waste of time, a black boy decides to quit school and go into business with the uncle he worships. When the venture fails and his uncle deserts him, the boy faces reality with a new maturity.
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