Once again, G. Neri has done what he does best: taken a real-life
scenario and turned it into compelling fiction. Cole's authentic
voice will resonate with readers-it grabbed me right from the start
and wouldn't let me go. An outstanding book! - Coe Booth,
author of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner
Tyrell
The unique subject matter alone makes this a book worth picking up.
Cole's heartwarming, heartrending voice, his struggle, and his
triumph, make this a book worth reading to the end.-Sundee
T. Frazier, author of the Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New
Talent Award Winner Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in
It
Ghetto Cowboy is an exceptional and deeply moving
story about a father and son finding their way to each other
and a community daring to fight for what they believe in. G. Neri
has created a story that ropes us in and saddles us up for a
heartwarming ride. - Hope Anita Smith, author of the Coretta Scott
King Honor Winner Keeping the Night Watch
This well-written book is based on a true story of urban cowboys in
Philadelphia and New York. Cole's spot-on emotional insight is
conveyed through believable dialogue and the well-paced plot offers
information about a little-known aspect of African-American history
as well as a portrait of contemporary urban stable life. Watson's
illustrations punctuate the intriguing aspects of the story and
make the novel more appealing.
-School Library Journal
A fascinating glimpse of a culture most readers will not have heard
of.
-Kirkus Reviews
Neri's story is original in theme and inspirational in tone and
content.
-Booklist
Coltrane's narration is written in easy-reading colloquial
language, making the book a likely sell to reluctant readers and
possibility for older readalouds.
-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
There's an honesty to the book and to the changes Cole experiences.
And while the story itself may contain a happy ending for both boy
and horse, that doesn't mean it's an easy ending for either of
them...Definitely recommended for everyone.
-A Fuse 8 Production (SLJ blog)
A heartwarming story about inner-city kids who bond with a band of
forgotten race horses. . . . The great morality lesson here is not
the only beauty of the story. The rhythm of the writing, the smells
and sounds of the neighborhood, the developing relationship between
a boy and his estranged father add up to an appealing novel,
especially for an under-written-for segment of young male
readers.
-The Christian Science Monitor
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