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Concrete cowboy

Cole's behavior causes his mother to drive him to Philadelphia to live with a father he has never known, who soon has Cole involved with a group of "cowboys" who rescue horses and use them to steer youths away from drugs and gangs.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Neri, Greg
Other Authors:	Watson, Jesse Joshua
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, MA : Candlewick Entertainment, 2011.
Subjects:	African Americans > Young adult fiction. Fathers and sons > Young adult fiction. Horses > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	Cole's behavior causes his mother to drive him to Philadelphia to live with a father he has never known, who soon has Cole involved with a group of "cowboys" who rescue horses and use them to steer youths away from drugs and gangs.
Item Description:	"First movie tie-in edition"-- "Netflix inspiration for the Netflix film"--cover. "Previously published as Ghetto cowboy."
Physical Description:	211 pages
ISBN:	9781536217353
Author Notes:	G. Neri is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including the picture books Hello, I'm Johnny Cash , illustrated by A.G. Ford, and When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon and Garfunkel , illustrated by David Litchfield. G. Neri lives in Florida. Jesse Joshua Watson is the illustrator of Chess Rumble by G. Neri and I and I by Tony Medina. He is also the author-illustrator of Hope for Haiti. Jesse Joshua Watson lives in Washington State.