Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World, (Paperback)

from debnance

Add another book to my list of recommended stories with African-American characters. I'm delighted to say that this story not only has African-American characters, but it has an African-American boy and an African-American grandfather as central characters. And any boy living in a female-centric ...

from jennybeast

Great story about visiting grandpa on the ranch, and about learning how to take care of yourself. All about confidence, thoughtfulness and kindness. Really lovely.

from gjchauvin504

I was very surprised to see the "n-word" (it's on page 82 in mine) in a book geared toward such young children. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, but I would not have known about it if I had not been reading the book with my son. They did not discuss it in school or let the parents know which i...

from m.belljackson

JUSTIN is a fun and well-written story of a young boy's evolution into young manhood with the guidance of his beloved Grandfather. Unfortunately, it also features the extreme animal cruelty of a rodeo. Neither Justin nor his Grandfather are sensitive to the animals, despite their earlier rescue o...

from gjchauvin504

I was very surprised to see the "n-word" (it's on page 82 in mine) in a book geared toward such young children. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, but I would not have known about it if I had not been reading the book with my son. They did not discuss it in school or let the parents know which i...