Harlem Hustle Cover:Paperback Ready to Die (The Notorious

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Karen Beaumont's joyous rhyming text and David Catrow's vibrant illustrations unite in a book that is sassy

don’t have the time

“A truly rare cultural phenomenon: an artist who not only holds up a mirror to society

This is a kids book about equality

Harlem Hustle Cover:Paperback Ready to Die (The NotoriousHustle's personal Harlem was sorely in need of a renaissance. For him, it was the place where a scared kid named Eric Samson had been ditched by druggy parents and dismissed by frustrated teachers. Abandoned to the streets to raise himself, Eric Samson knows life won't be easy, beginning with the choices he must make. The fast cash of the streets still tempts him, but the threat of getting locked up again is daunting. Maybe Eric's way out is as Harlem