Woodholme

"PG-rated autobiography of a young man's coming-of-age in a black Baltimore ghetto. Journalist Wickham (USA Today, Gannett News Service) was orphaned in 1954 at the age of eight when his father shot his wife to death before turning the gun on himself ... Woodholme constitutes a good argument for the effectiveness of the black community's extended family, '' in which neighbors and teachers assume the role of absent parents. " - Kirkus Reviews

Author: Dewayne Wickham
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Published: 08/26/2004
Pages: 292
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780374529833

About the Author
Dewayne Wickham is the author of Woodholme: Growing up Alone.

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