
Book
Problem Child
Terrell Carter, Stacy Thunes
Post Hill Press · Hardcover · February 11, 2020
Reading lane: Child Abuse
From Terrell Carter, a standout on Tyler Perry’s new Netflix drama Beauty in Black as Varney, Problem Child is a heart-wrenching story that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride that makes the Twilight Zone look like Disneyland.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Quiet Fractures
A sustained narrative read rooted in Black family life and painful domestic strain.
Come here for
- Black family tensions
- YA-leaning lived experience
Expect
- Focused emotional pressure
- Category-first framing
Book Details
- Authors
- Terrell Carter, Stacy Thunes
- Publisher
- Post Hill Press
- Published
- February 11, 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Child Abuse · African American YA
- Reading lane
- Child Abuse
Affinity
Publisher Categories
Biography & Memoir
Black & African American Lives
Child Abuse
About This Book
From Terrell Carter, a standout on Tyler Perry’s new Netflix drama Beauty in Black as Varney, Problem Child is a heart-wrenching story that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride that makes the Twilight Zone look like Disneyland. Problem Child is the unbelievably true story of Terrell Carter, an American musician and actor who grew up in Buffalo, New York, in a dysfunctional family, each member crazier than the next. And the Problem Child is the only one in the sto...
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