Part of the Bluford High series, this book is popular with lower level readers. It's great to have series that focus on African-Americans, even if this was published a long time ago. Tyray is the tough bully at school until one day in the cafeteria the tables are turned because a wimpy wrestler breaks his wrist. Spiraling down into being the one who is bullied, Tyray isn't sure what to do. He acts like his dad--bossing people around and earning respect by force, not smarts or attitude. Even Lark, a sweet classmate, can't turn Tyray around. Tyray's older brother is already in prison for robbing a store, and the readers think Tyray is on the way there, too. Why? Because Tyray thinks the only way to win the respect of his classmates again is to get a gun. Um, duh. That doesn't work. But Tyray has to figure things out for himself.
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