Problem Child
Post Hill Press · Hardcover · February 11, 2020
From Terrell Carter, a standout on Tyler Perry’s new Netflix drama Beauty in Black as Varney, Problem Child is a heart-wrenching story that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride that makes the Twilight Zone look like Disneyland.
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- Who it’s for
- A sustained narrative read rooted in Black family life and painful domestic strain.
- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, Dysfunctional Families, Black & African American Lives
- Published
- Post Hill Press, February 11, 2020
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From Terrell Carter, a standout on Tyler Perry’s new Netflix drama Beauty in Black as Varney, Problem Child is a heart-wrenching story that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride that makes the Twilight Zone look like Disneyland. Problem Child is the unbelievably true story of Terrell Carter, an American musician and actor who grew up in Buffalo, New York, in a dysfunctional family, each member crazier than the next.
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And the Problem Child is the only one in the story who may, or may not, actually have a problem. An emotional journey of trials and revelations, with a huge secret at its core, this story may force you to laugh—just to keep from crying. “Terrell, we’re still feeling the goosebumps.”—Quincy Jones “My beautiful baby boy, even more beautiful on the inside, and he sings even better than that. Now Ms. Patti is giving him his wings to fly among the greats.”—Patti LaBelle
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A sustained narrative read rooted in Black family life and painful domestic strain.
Come here for
- Black family tensions
- YA-leaning lived experience
Expect
- Focused emotional pressure
- Category-first framing
Where it sits
| Black & African American Lives | 76% |
|---|---|
| Biography & Memoir | 71% |
| Dysfunctional Families | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Biography & Memoir
- Black & African American Lives
- Child Abuse
- Authors
- Terrell Carter, Stacy Thunes
- Publisher
- Post Hill Press
- Published
- February 11, 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Biography & Memoir