Bronx Masquerade

This book grabbed my attention on the first page. The first main character is a young teenaged boy named Tyrone Bittings saying that he doesn't really like school but his mother doesn't approve of that. Raynard is one of his friends that thinks school is good. Tyrone isn't up with Raynard's whole school is good act, he thinks that the 'white folks' tell you what you want to hear but doesn't believe you can achieve. At school there is this art class that they attend where they do art or poetry. Nobody in the class is interested in these activities. Well at least they're not showing it. I think this is a good introduction telling somethings teens go through having an African American family and attending school.