Saving Pumpernickels: a City Kids Lullaby: and Other Short Stories

He's a herb at school. He has all the things wrong with him that he could possibly have including being black, poor and skinny as a twig. His parents, one German and one Brazilian, make a very odd pair. They obviously aren't his. He's no one special. Just a 12-year-old kid in Queens, trying to overcome the worst with wry humor and the little he has. This is his lullaby. This book contains twenty of the best short stories by Frantzline Tingue. Whether it is about a girl who can fl y in "To Fly," or about a boy and his grandma in "Grandma's big bear hug." All the stories are written for the en-tertainment for readers of all ages.