"A memoir from Ta-Nehisi Coates, in which he details the challenges on the streets and within one's family, especially the eternal struggle for peace between a father and son and the important role family plays in such circumstances"-- Provided by publisher.

"Adapted for young adults" -- Title page. "This work is based on The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood, originally published in hardcover by Spiegel & Grau, New York, in 2008."-- Publisher email.