Gregory moves to a dismal neighborhood, but when he discovers an abandoned chalk factory, the artist inside him is born. "A story that goes straight to the heart."—Publishers Weekly
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Seventeen-year-old Greg "Slam" Harris thinks that basketball is his ticket out of Harlem, but first he must come to terms with many difficult realities of his life.
Mama's away one night, and her son can't sleep. He tries to relax by counting stars, but the more of them he sees, the more determined he is to count every single one.
