The Kind of Light That Shines in Texas

 what you liked (elements of fiction, etc.) e) what you didn't like, 


One of the stories I read was in the book "Coming of Age in America". It was called "The Kind of Light That Shines in Texas" by Reginald McKnight. The story is told by Clint, an African-American boy living in Waco, Texas. There are only three black kids in Clint's school; a girl, a boy, Marvin, whom Clint hates because he brings nothing to the classroom, and Clint. The story focuses on Clint's struggle in the school because of his skin color. I liked this story because it was well detailed, easy to understand and read, and wasn't boring. The theme of the story is to stand up for what you believe in, no matter what the consequences may be. I think that this might be a good story to write the essay on, because it is a long story that is interesting, but is not too long. I liked this story because it was interesting and you wanted to keep reading it. The only thing that I didn't like was the ending of the story, because it just ended abruptly and left you wanting to know what happened. Besides the ending, I think that "The Kind of Light That Shines in Texas" was one of my favorite stories I read of the seven.