Today’s Featured Book of Color, Pick of the Day is When Heart Turns Rock Solid.
When Heart Turns Rock Solid is an anthropological look at three Puerto Rican brothers, Fausto, Sammy, and Julio and their experiences with drugs, work, school, family and prison. Black writes about the experienced he gained studying these men for eighteen years from Springfield, Mass. He gained the trust of the Puerto Rican community and is able to give an interesting perspective on this group of people.