23

While growing up during the late-1980s on the South Side of Chicago, Minus Hall quickly learns what is expected in his home as well as the role that he must play while in the streets. Social expectations of living on the South Side creates a desire in him that can only be quenched when he receives what he thinks is essential, a new pair of the latest 23s (Air Jordans). With hard work and effort, Minus s dream is realized. However, Minus soon discovers how desire, achievement and retaliation can produce a chain of events that could cost him his life or change him forever. The novel 23 comes with a companion DVD, 23: The Street History of a Shoe


Genre: Young Adult Fiction