Black boy smile: a memoir in moments
More Details
ISBN:
9780306924002
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
| Grouped Work ID | 1b834288-ab91-f3bc-1cf3-9f15b1a49e7a |
|---|---|
| Grouping Title | black boy smile a memoir in moments |
| Grouping Author | d watkins |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-08-16 05:08:42AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-08-21 05:09:17AM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Watkins, D. (Dwight)
author_display
Watkins, D.
available_at_catalog
Athens Drive Community
Cary Regional
Duraleigh Road Community
East Regional
Eva H. Perry Regional
Fuquay-Varina Community
Green Road Community
Holly Springs Community
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
North Regional
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Richard B. Harrison Community
Southeast Regional
Southgate Community
Cary Regional
Duraleigh Road Community
East Regional
Eva H. Perry Regional
Fuquay-Varina Community
Green Road Community
Holly Springs Community
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
North Regional
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Richard B. Harrison Community
Southeast Regional
Southgate Community
collection_catalog
Biography
detailed_location_catalog
Athens Drive Community - Biography
Cary Regional - Biography
Duraleigh Road - Biography
East Regional - Biography
Eva H. Perry Regional - Biography
Fuquay-Varina Community - Biography
Green Road Community - Biography
Holly Springs Community - Biography
Leesville Community - Biography
Middlecreek Community - Biography
North Regional - Biography
Northeast Regional - Biography
Oberlin Regional - Biography
Remote Storage - Biography
Richard B Harrison - Biography
Southeast Regional - Biography
Southgate Community - Biography
Cary Regional - Biography
Duraleigh Road - Biography
East Regional - Biography
Eva H. Perry Regional - Biography
Fuquay-Varina Community - Biography
Green Road Community - Biography
Holly Springs Community - Biography
Leesville Community - Biography
Middlecreek Community - Biography
North Regional - Biography
Northeast Regional - Biography
Oberlin Regional - Biography
Remote Storage - Biography
Richard B Harrison - Biography
Southeast Regional - Biography
Southgate Community - Biography
display_description
"At nine-years-old, D. Watkins has three concerns in life: picking his dad's lotto numbers, keeping his Nikes free of creases, and being a man. Directly in his periphery is east Baltimore, a poverty-stricken city battling the height of a crack epidemic just hours from the nation's capital. Watkins, like many boys around him, is thrust out of childhood and into a world where manhood means surviving by slinging crack on street corners and finding himself on the wrong side of pistols. For thirty years, Watkins is forced safeguard every moment of joy he experiences, or risk losing himself entirely. Now, for the first time, Watkins harnesses these moments to tell the story of how he matured into the D. Watkins we know today-beloved author, college professor, editor-at-large of Salon.com, and devoted husband and father. Black Boy Smile lays bare Watkins' relationship with his father and brotherhoods with boys around him. He shares candid recollections of early assaults on his body and mind and how he coped through stoic silence disguised as manhood. His harrowing pursuit for redemption, written in his signature street style, pinpoints how generational hardship, left raw and unnurtured, breeds toxic masculinity. Watkins discovers a love for books, is admitted to two graduate programs, meets with his future wife-an attorney-, and finds true freedom in fatherhood. Equally moving and liberating, Black Boy Smile is D. Watkins' love letter to Black boys in concrete cities, a daring testimony that brings to life the contradictions, fears, and hopes of boys hurdling headfirst into adulthood. Black Boy Smile is a story that proves that when we acknowledge the fallacies of our past, we can uncover the path toward self-discovery. Black Boy Smile is the story of a Black boy who healed"--
format_catalog
Book
format_category_catalog
Books
id
1b834288-ab91-f3bc-1cf3-9f15b1a49e7a
isbn
9780306924002
itype_catalog
BK
last_indexed
2025-08-21T09:09:17.531Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_catalog
B WATKINS
owning_library_catalog
Wake County Public Libraries
owning_location_catalog
Athens Drive Community
Cary Regional
Duraleigh Road Community
East Regional
Eva H. Perry Regional
Fuquay-Varina Community
Green Road Community
Holly Springs Community
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
North Regional
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Richard B. Harrison Community
Southeast Regional
Southgate Community
Cary Regional
Duraleigh Road Community
East Regional
Eva H. Perry Regional
Fuquay-Varina Community
Green Road Community
Holly Springs Community
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
North Regional
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Richard B. Harrison Community
Southeast Regional
Southgate Community
primary_isbn
9780306924002
publishDate
2022
publisher
Legacy Lit
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
African American authors -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography
African American youth -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography
African American youth -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Social life and customs
Autobiographies
Coming of age
Drug dealers -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography
East Baltimore (Baltimore, Md.) -- Biography
Poor African Americans -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Social conditions
Violence -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Anecdotes
Watkins, D. -- (Dwight) -- Childhood and youth
African American youth -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography
African American youth -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Social life and customs
Autobiographies
Coming of age
Drug dealers -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography
East Baltimore (Baltimore, Md.) -- Biography
Poor African Americans -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Social conditions
Violence -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Anecdotes
Watkins, D. -- (Dwight) -- Childhood and youth
title_display
Black boy smile : a memoir in moments
title_full
Black boy smile : a memoir in moments / D. Watkins
title_short
Black boy smile
title_sub
a memoir in moments
topic_facet
African American authors
African American youth
Childhood and youth
Coming of age
Drug dealers
Poor African Americans
Social life and customs
Violence
Watkins, D
African American youth
Childhood and youth
Coming of age
Drug dealers
Poor African Americans
Social life and customs
Violence
Watkins, D
Solr Details Tables
item_details
| Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Location | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ils:761145 | 7960722 | Leesville Community - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | LEE | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960716 | Athens Drive Community - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | ADR | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960726 | Richard B Harrison - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | RBH | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960735 | North Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | NOR | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960727 | Northeast Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | NER | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960728 | Oberlin Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | Display | OBR | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960729 | Oberlin Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | OBR | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960732 | Remote Storage - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | LAB | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960720 | Duraleigh Road - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | DUR | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960723 | Oberlin Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | OBR | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960721 | Oberlin Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | OBR | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960711 | Cary Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | CRY | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960712 | Southeast Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | SER | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960715 | Remote Storage - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | LAB | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960730 | Fuquay-Varina Community - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | FUQ | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960733 | Remote Storage - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | LAB | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960718 | Southgate Community - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | SGA | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960709 | Southeast Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | Checked out | SER | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960731 | East Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | Display | ERL | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960719 | Eva H. Perry Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | EVA | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960737 | North Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | NOR | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960717 | Oberlin Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | OBR | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960736 | Holly Springs Community - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | HSP | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960708 | Middlecreek Community - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | MID | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960710 | East Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | ERL | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960725 | Eva H. Perry Regional - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | EVA | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960734 | Green Road Community - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | GRE | |||||
| ils:761145 | 7960724 | Green Road Community - Biography | B WATKINS | 1 | false | false | Checked out | GRE |
record_details
| Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ils:761145 | Book | Books | First edition | English | Legacy Lit | 2022 | viii, 226 pages ; 22 cm |
scoping_details_catalog
| Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Is Home Pick Up Only | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Home Pick Up PTypes | Local Url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ils:761145 | 7960722 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960716 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960726 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960735 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960727 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960728 | On Shelf | Display | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960729 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960732 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960720 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960723 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960721 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960711 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960712 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960715 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960730 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960733 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960718 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960709 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960731 | On Shelf | Display | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960719 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960737 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960717 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960736 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960708 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960710 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960725 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960734 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:761145 | 7960724 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false |