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Dark Sons, by Nikki Grimes
Maureen Judith Shea
(2005). Dark Sons. (p. 216). New York: Hyperion Books for Children
Genre: Poetry
Awards
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
CNN.com Best Books for Kids 2005
NCTE Notable Book in the Language Arts
New York Public Library's Books for the TeenAge

TAYSHAS High School Reading List 2006/07
YALSA Best Book for Young Adults

“Nikki Grimes – The Poetry Zone
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Format: print
Selection process: Reviewed in textbook Literature for Today’s Young Adult by Allsen P. Nelsen .
Found ”Dark Sons” available in the Yong Adult section of the library.

Review:
Ishmael and Sam are two teenage boys who are centuries and worlds apart, but face very similar struggles. Ishmael is the son of Abraham and Hagar of the Old Testament. Sam is a young man living with his divorced mother in the city in modern times. Both boys struggle with sharing their father’s affections with a second woman and her child. They love their fathers, but must come to terms that they are no longer the “apple of their father’s eye”. Conflict of who they are and how they “fit” in their parental family triangle is timeless as it was in the days of the Old Testament as it is now. Both boys wonder if the God who claims they love them, really does. In fact, they wonder if God is even listening. The poetry line reveals that through their struggles l, they come to know themselves and their worth . Love proves to be a very strong component.

Highly Recommend

Grimes, N. (2005). Dark Sons. (p.216)New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
(2013). In A. P. Nilsen, B. James, K. L. Donelson, & N. D. F., Literature for Today's Young Adults (p. 482). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.