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jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
4th Apr, 2021 01:37:27 PM
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis?
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WarJay77
(Troper Knight)
4th Apr, 2021 01:46:53 PM
That's the one!
Current Project: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
It's about an African-American boy trying to find his dad, who plays the saxophone. He keeps getting sorted into horrible foster homes, one of which has a kid who shoves a pencil up his nose, and when he slaps the bastard he's tossed into a shed overnight as punishment. When he eventually finds his dad, the dude turns out to also be an asshole deadbeat, but at least he does get to learn how to play the sax.