Finding Fish: A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780060007782)

Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the world, raised by the family he created for himself.Finding Fish shows how, out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope, an artist was born -- first as the child who painted the feelings his words dared not speak, then as a poet and storyteller who would eventually become one of Hollywood's most sought-after screenwriters.A tumultuous and ultimately gratifying tale of self-discovery written in Fisher's gritty yet melodic literary voice, Finding Fish is an unforgettable reading experience.

Author: Antwone Q. Fisher, MIM E. Rivas
ISBN-10: 0060007788
ISBN-13: 9780060007782
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Language: English
Published: 12/18/2001
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 18
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 66871 / Finding Fish: A Memoir

Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended

Review Citation(s):
Black Issues Book Review 03/01/2002 pg. 35