The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults) Binding:Paperback After his triumphant release in

After his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment

When Mama Joy unexpectedly passes away

The connection is undeniable…but the timing is all wrong

Talia Hibbert

The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults) Binding:Paperback After his triumphant release inAdapted from the adult memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Water Dancer and Between the World and Me, this father son story explores how boys become men, and quite specifically, how Ta Nehisi Coates became Ta Nehisi Coates. As a child, Ta Nehisi Coates was seen by his father, Paul, as too sensitive and lacking focus. Paul Coates was a Vietnam vet who'd been part of the Black Panthers and was dedicated to reading and publishing