"Black and White" by Paul Volponi follows the story of two high school basketball players, Marcus and Eddie, who are best friends despite their racial differences—Marcus is Black, and Eddie is White. They both share a dream of making it to the NBA, but their lives take a drastic turn when they become involved in a robbery. The incident leads to intense scrutiny and challenges their friendship as they confront issues of race, loyalty, and the consequences of their actions. The novel explores themes of identity and morality, ultimately revealing how their choices shape their futures. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Speak .

This book has been graded for interest at 14-17 years.

There are 199 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2006 by Perfection Learning .

Paul Volponi is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Black & White. From 1992 to 1998, he taught adolescents on Rikers Island in New York City to read and write. Mr. Volponi worked at a day treatment center like Daytop teaching students and helping them prepare for the GED. Mr. Volponi lives in New York City.