Teens > Boys & Young Men

Oftentimes people ask if they could go back in time and start over again, would they change anything? I've always been taught that God doesn't make mistakes, but my childhood tragedy left me wondering "why me"quite frankly. As young adults we are oblivious to the fact that certain courses of action can change the trajectory of our entire live. For me, tragedy ultimately changed me for the better, but it didn't feel like it at the time.

This book is about a young man named Robert who chronicles a poetic diary about his struggles through childhood of having a drug addicted mother and a deadbeat father. He is working his way through life learning a lot of rights and wrongs while being a role model to his younger brother. There's one man who cared about him and his well-being, his guidance counselor Mr. Marble who molds him into a better man, is a role model to him and shows him a better way of life. Through the trials and tribulations of life, Robert chronicles his thoughts and experiences on various issues such as family, love, relationships, his neighborhood and growing into the man he wants to be. This book shows that ...