Derrick Barnes' latest book for young adults explores how issues of race, class and manhood impact middle school African American boys. By Susan B. Wilson
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Kansas City, MO – Kansas City native Derrick Barnes never set his sights on being an author, though his love for books and writing developed when he was in the fifth grade. After college, Barnes worked at Hallmark for several years as a copywriter, until he left and began a career as a children's book author.
He's now published several children's books with Scholastic Press, including the Ruby and the Booker Boys series for elementary school children, and The Making of Dr. Truelove, chosen by the New York Public Library as one of a hundred best books for teenagers.
KCUR's Susan B. Wilson recently talked to Derrick Barnes, and asked him to read a passage from his new book We Could Be Brothers, featuring the main characters Pacino Clapton and Robeson Battlefield.
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