A review by mb_booklady
Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri

4.0

Cole's voice came across as authentic and the book read as if you were actually inside Cole's head to know what he was feeling and how he would describe events. It is inspired by a true story that was run in Life magazine. From the description of the book, I thought that the story would have taken place around the 1980s. I was surprised to see that Obama was mentioned in the story as the current president. However, the dialogue seemed to be right on target for this character and his friends. It was a good book that had a realistically happy ending. I felt that all the major characters had resolved their personality conflicts well enough to be happy without a happily-ever-after ending that saw Cole's parents back together, which would have been much less believable.