King Monte

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>What happens when a King drops his crown?</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From avoiding snapping canine jaws to trespassing in search of a prized possession life as a fourth-grade honors kid in the Southside neighborhood goes on for Monte. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Each day presents a new challenge at keeping his friends maintaining good grades and avoiding hot water at home. Yet lately Monte has been making some incredibly poor choices that could lead to losing those friends being expelled from the honors program or even worse. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Monte must continue to push through his faults and fears all the while risking friendship and failure. He must learn that he always isn't right and sometimes doing the right thing isn't always the easy thing to do.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In a whirlwind of social-emotional learning vulnerability and hope Michael Woodward Jr.'s follow-up King Monte: The Lost Tiger's Eye illustrates a talented African American child's struggle to be a leader make better choices and be the King [almost] everyone sees him as.</span></p>