South of Broad (week of 10/10)

After Leo meets all of the new kids in his neighborhood that he must take under his wing, he treches to school to meet his new football coach. Leo is surprised to find that his coach is black. It is the first coach to coach an integrated football team at Leo's high school, Penninsula High. The coach seems nice, but strict. Leo finds him intimidating, but is ready to learn under him. Later, Leo meets the coaches son, Ike, who will be named as captain along with Leo of the team. Eventually, Leo and the rest of the high school characters he meets will become a big part of each other's lives. They go through numerous struggles together. Since the book is placed in the 1960's, there are still cultural struggles in the world going on. These struggles include black and white, rich and poor, and the difference between city and country. Eventually the kids bind together, and become one, integrating all their differences into each other's lives, for the better.