41. On her first day at Columbia High School, Kelly Regan takes a seat in homeroom and introduced herself to the black boy at the next desk. 42. One band member recalls being attacked by black boys when he was young. 43. Plain black boy. 44. Several black boys began to follow her around, taunting her. 45. She related the story of an adopted black boy who was taken to a black church by his father, while the rest of the family stayed at home. 46. She showed them videos of young black boys reading. 47. She hopes that black boys and girls will see her in person, or on television, this summer and decide to give soccer a try. 48. The book traces the investigation into the death of a black teenage boy and examines hostilities between the two towns and long-held suspicions. 49. They will also notice his friendship with a black boy and his early sensitivity to racial issues. 50. What if a young black boy approaches a car with a glinting piece of metal, which turns out to be a squeegee? |