2015 A-Z 'Deuces Wild ' Reading Challenge of African American Authors discussion

out of your collection of novels, name a book you would gift to:
your pastor or a pastor
your mother
the neighbor next door
a teen between 14-16 years of age.

Pastor - Why? Because You're Anointed by T. D. Jakes
Mother - Mama by Terry McMillan
Neighbor - Act Like A Lady Think Like A Man by Steve Harvey
Teen - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou

those are some great selections Me'Tova

Thanks Sidney!

Pastor: The Great Controversy by Ellen White
Mother: Ruby by Mary Monroe
Neighbor - Blue Butterfly by Mariam ?
Teen - Go Ask Alice by ????

Pastor: Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Mother: Home by Toni Morrison
Neighbor: The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Teen: The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

Bryan R. wrote: "Pastor: Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Mother: Home by Toni Morrison
Neighbor: The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Teen: The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore"

This book has been on my radar. what is your rating and why would you choose it for a teen Bryan R.

Sidne wrote: "Bryan R. wrote: "Pastor: Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Mother: Home by Toni Morrison
Neighbor: The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Teen: The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore"

This book has..."
I would give it 4 stars. And the teen years is when these guys made some wrong turns. One Wes was able to turn it around and the other Wes...well, not so much. It reads like a warning for young black men, which is why I would give it to a teen, with no hesitation.