Houston, Julian: *1944
New Boy, 2005 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- Wanting something better than a segregated education in 1950s Virginia, high school sophomore Rob Garrett enrolls as the first African-American student at an exclusive Connecticut boarding school. Alone—in many ways—for the first time, Rob searches his soul about issues that still divide American society.
- Articles
- An Interview With Julian Houston. New York Times; February 12, 2006
- Review by Regina Marler. New York Times; February 12, 2006
- Breaking the barriers of segregation: "New Boy is a work of fiction, but it is based on the early life of its author, Julian Houston, now a Massachusetts Superior Court Justice." February 2006
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