Earl Robert Key’s Debut Book “Strong Boy, Weak Man” Will Make the Rounds at the 2020 BookExpo New Title Showcase

“Strong Boy, Weak Man” (ReadersMagnet; 2019) by Earl Robert Key tells the story of a young man’s journey and his hopes of finding his place in the world. The hero of the tale is Michael “Mike” DeAngelo Nicholas, who is determined to rise above adversity despite the many odds being stacked against him as a young black man with an impoverished rural background.
 
“Strong Boy, Weak Man” is a rich blend of coming-of-age drama and contemporary fiction with historical elements, an engrossing narrative amid the backdrop of the civil rights struggles of the 1960s and 1970s. The thirteen-year-old Mike is one of the many children of poor sharecroppers in rural Mississippi. He works hard to change his and his family’s socioeconomic situation.
 
Though he is being looked down upon and deemed hopeless by many people, he does his very best at things he sets his eyes upon, such as barbering and football. A series of events in his life pushes Mike to plot his life course and develop the tenacity and perseverance he needs to overcome several obstacles in his life.
 
How far can a poor black boy like Mike go? Will he make it big in a big city? Read all about it in Earl Robert Key’s “Strong Boy, Weak Man.” Order today through Amazon and the author’s website at https://www.erkeybooks.com/
 
 
Strong Boy, Weak Man
Author | Earl Robert Key
Publisher | ReadersMagnet
Published date | July 20, 2019
Paperback price | $16.20
 
About the Author
 
E. R. Key was born in January 1950 in Enid, Mississippi. He attended and graduated from Patton Lane High School 1969 in Batesville, Mississippi. He married in May 1977 and divorced in July of 1988. Earl is the father of one son and two grandchildren. Earl Key currently operates as a master barber in Memphis, Tennessee.
 

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