Upper West Side Story is about a thirteen year-old kid on New York's Upper West Side who is a great chess player. His best friend is his chess buddy. One day, as they are kidding around on some stairs, his friend falls down and, weirdly, dies. The kid who dies is black and his death sets off a terrible struggle in their neighborhood. For a while, the white kid is in juvenile detention where no one believes his story that his friend's death was an accident. We learn all about it in his diary which takes up about half the book. You can win a free, signed copy of the book before it is available for sale by entering the Goodreads Giveaway. It ends April 18.
You can win a free, signed copy of the book before it is available for sale by entering the Goodreads Giveaway. It ends April 18.