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Mendel - Paperback

by Damone Bester
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Availability:In StockContributor:Damone BesterPublish date:2022-04-26Pages:288
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Story PlantISBN-13:9781611883268ISBN-10:1611883261UPC:9781611883268Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Coming of Age, LiteraryBook Topic:Urban & Street LitSize:7.10 x 5.23 x 0.93 inchesWeight:0.59Product ID:SCHCRTYESE

Imagine the mid 1980's, last day of school, summer break. A teen rushes to meet his mother, who is being released from the hospital after cancer surgery. When the teen arrives, he finds out his mother is dead, but his ex-gangbanging dad, who's been in jail the last eight years is at the hospital ready to take the teen home.

Mendel is a coming-of-age story about a high school senior who must learn how to forgive as he navigates life without his mother. Things come to a head when the teen accidentally finds his mom's diary. In the journal, he discovers his mother's dreams of becoming a collegiate track star were derailed due to getting pregnant with him. To honor his mother, he joins Mendel's track team, but before he could cash in on any scholarship offers, his father's thuggish past catches up with them when a gun-toting nemesis comes seeking revenge. The teen must decide between saving his own life or sacrificing it all to save his estranged father.


Winner of the Black Excellence Award for Outstanding Fiction Work

2022 BookFest Award winner.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Story PlantISBN-13:9781611883268ISBN-10:1611883261UPC:9781611883268Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Coming of Age, LiteraryBook Topic:Urban & Street LitSize:7.10 x 5.23 x 0.93 inchesWeight:0.59Product ID:SCHCRTYESE
Damone Bester was born and raised on Chicago's Southside to blue-collar parents who were married 49 years, and one older brother, whose backyard scuffles taught Damone one lesson: "Never quit." He wasn't just a student at Mendel; he lived and breathed "Blue Smoke," the mantra of his track team brethren. A brief conversation with another Mendel alum stoked the fire to pen his first novel about the school he so loved. Damone is an author, poet, aspiring screenwriter, and voiceover artist. He has a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Illinois State University and has spent most of his profession in the Social Services sector. He currently lives in the Twin Cities area and enjoys fishing, bowling, basketball (watching, not playing), bean bags, and bragging about his nephew and nieces.
Publisher: Story Plant

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