“In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man’s head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton”–
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 8, Issue 2
- ISBN: 9780553497281
- Published: 2015 , Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Themes: 1960s, African American, Death and dying, Grief, Redemption
- Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States
- No. of pages: 288