I Be Somebody

by Hadley Irwin

Book Overview

A young black boy in the early 1900s hears his community talk about moving to Canada to escape the prejudices and problems they face in the United States.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451153030
• ISBN13: 9780451153036
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 1 Pages

Customer Reviews

Be Sombody

The book is about a boy named Rap his real name is Anson J. Davis he lives with his aunt Spicy he doesn't know who his real family is. he is 10 years old, and gets very distracted easly. he doesn't really like to work but he will for money. he is very andventures he likes to climb trees he doesn't really like school. in the story non colored people make jokes about rap because he is black. Rap's main goal in the story is to be somebody. Rap lives in Clearview, Oklahoma his friends dad owns most of the land. then when his Aunt Spicy decided to move to Athabasca, Canada. and on the way Rap meets a new friend. when they get to Athabasca Rap is sad becasue of his Aunt Spict's death and if you want to find out more you have to read it for your self.

I Be Somebody

The book "I Be Somebody" written by Hadley Irwin is about a 9 year old boy who has to deal with racial discrimination. His name is Rap. Rap lives with his Aunt Spicy. Times were hard where they lived, because of segregation and the depression. Then they heard about a place called Athabasca, Canada, in church. Things weren't bad there. So then they decided to move there to get away from it all. This book was really good because I learned more about what blacks had to go through during the time of segregation. This book was also really good because it was understandable and was written from a kid point of view. This book is good for boys and girls 13 years old and younger. I really liked this book. I gave it 5 stars out of 5.