I am going to start with Stacey. He is fourteen years old, he has two brothers and a sister, and they are called Little Man, Christopher John and Cassie. He lives with his grandmother, she is known as Big Ma, Mama and siblings. His father comes home during the year since he is usually away working on the railroad. His uncle, uncle Hammer, also comes occasionally since he lives in Chicago. They are a very …showed first 75 words of 554 total…

…showed last 75 words of 554 total…more months than Jeremy. They are taught from different points of view since their history in a way is different. This friendship is important because it is very difficult for such a friendship to develop considering their circumstances "Stacey tells Papa that Jeremy would be a better friend than TJ, and Papa tells him that their friendship would never be right because when Jeremy was grown he would still think of Stacey as a boy".