As an avid reader, I was excited to learn about this book. However, it was someone whose writing that I was not familiar with that captured my heart, and that was Marcus Major. I loved his writing style, it just flowed effortlessly.Kenya and Amir's story is the everyman story. We have all been there, and can relate to them on some level. However it was Amir and the boys at the barbershop that made me realize the thinking that goes on in the brain of the man! Amir's mother was also a gem!So while I enjoyed the other novellas as well, I will have to give my thumbs up to Marcus', whose earlier works I will be eagerly seeking out.