When a heart turns rock solid the lives of three Puerto Rican brothers on and off the streets - Black, Timothy (New York Vintage Books, 2010)
I am a jíbaro, but I get my hair cut in the city" -- The lost generation -- Bilingual education and the school dropout -- The tail of the drug trade -- The block -- Leaving the streets -- Transitions -- The prison pipeline -- Rebel without a cause -- When a heart turns rock solid -- Good and bad.
Originally published in hardcover: New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Donated by Logan Wangsgard (Hall's Book Drive) Dec. 2015.
Keywords: Puerto Ricans -- Massachusetts -- Springfield; Puerto Ricans -- Massachusetts -- Springfield -- Economic conditions; Puerto Ricans -- Massachusetts -- Springfield -- Social life and customs; Urban poor -- Massachusetts -- Springfield; Springfield (Mass.) -- Social conditions