![]() ![]() Wallace has not told anyone that he and his brother, Jermaine, were in the midst of a serious argument when Jermaine died. ![]() Wallace is fighting a darkness that Wallace compares to a rock in the middle of his chest. Though Wallace makes these distinctions at one point, he generally refers to the blacks of different ethnic backgrounds as black. Others in the neighborhood are African Americans. His friend Vega is from the Dominican Republic and they visit there each year. Wallace's ancestry is Caribbean, and his father is actually in the country illegally. It is noteworthy that Wallace makes the distinction between his ethnic background and those of other blacks in the neighborhood. ![]() ![]() Benny is seldom present, but he is interested in Wallace's life and well-being. His father, Benny, has a series of girlfriends and is disparaging of Sue-ellen's friends and lifestyles. His mother, Sue-ellen, has announced she is gay, and she has a close relationship with a woman named Yvonne. Wallace's brother died just a few weeks earlier, leaving Wallace and his parents to figure out how to cope with their anger and sadness. Wallace Rachpaul is a young black boy growing up in the St. Random House Children's Books (Penguin Random House), New York, New York, 2017. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Moore, David Barclay. ![]()
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