Woodholme: Growing up Alone

by DeWayne Wickham

Overview

"PG-rated autobiography of a young man's coming-of-age in a black Baltimore ghetto. Journalist Wickham (USA Today, Gannett News Service) was orphaned in 1954 at the age of eight when his father shot his wife to death before turning the gun on himself … Woodholme constitutes a good argument for the effectiveness of the black community's ‘‘extended family,'' in which neighbors and teachers assume the role of absent parents. " - Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374529833
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	08/01/2004
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	292
Sales rank:	626,938
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dewayne Wickham is the author of Woodholme: Growing up Alone.

Editorial Reviews

Wickham is a syndicated columnist for USA Today and the Gannett News Service. He was the first African American journalist in the United States to be syndicated, and he has served as former president of the National Association of Black Journalists. Wickham was only eight years old when his mother and father were killed in a murder/suicide. His personal story is a bittersweet and moving narrative of growing up poor, black, and orphaned in Baltimore's Cherry Hill during the Civil Rights era. Living a troubled childhood, the author found comfort and solace with black caddies at Woodholme, an all-white Jewish country club. It was here that he finally accepted the deaths of his parents and his responsibility as an unwed teen father. This book is a tribute to Wickham's spiritual fortitude, and it shows why America must redirect attention to children, jobs, and antiviolence measures. A valuable selection for public and academic libraries.-Michael A. Lutes, Univ. of Notre Dame Lib., Ind.

Library Journal

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