Dark Sons
by Nikki Grimes
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Alternating poems compare and contrast the conflicted feelings of Ishmael, son of the Biblical patriarch Abraham, and Sam, a teenager in New York City, as they try to come to terms with being abandoned by their fathers and with the love they feel for their younger stepbrothers.
BibleJuvenile fictionStepbrothersFathers and sonsFictionSelf-perceptionHistory of Biblical eventsNovels in verseAfrican AmericansIshmael