Oftentimes, when the media discuss "Black-Latino tensions", they speak of the matter as if Blacks discriminate against Latinos, but that the reverse can never happen. This book shows how untrue that is. This book is supposed to be about a grumpy old man who learns about life through his odd interactions with a black youth. Instead, we get a patronizing look at how an old white man supposedly leads a dumb black kid to be upstanding. This book is not a great contribution to Latino literature as the character is practically portrayed as any other white ethnic, rather than a minority in the United States. I was generally disappointed by this book and I hope the author does a better job in his other works.