Miraclesboys

by Jacqueline Woodson


 * Setting** New York City, in modern day


 * Characters** Lafayette --reserves of kindness and love, His older brother Ty'ree and his middle brother Charlie (African Americans)


 * Summary of the story** With their father's death from drowning and their mother dying from diabetes Ty'ree gives up his scholarship to MIT to take care of his brothers. He is not happy about this. Charlie is back home from a detention center, after using a gun to hold up Poncho's filing station. Ty'ree now works in the mailroom of a big company. Lafayette misses his mother, but tries to stay out of Ty'ree's way. Charlie keeps getting into trouble. One more time and he and Lafayette will be made wards of the court. Mother's name was Milagro--which means Miracle in Spanish. These three must learn to rely on each other and deal with the death of their mother. This book is about one day in their lives.

Contains--violence, gang life and fighting brothers.