It's not autobiographical, [but] ... I do have an older brother, poor guy! And, like, three women he used to date are like, is this true?? I saw this coming! So actually it's not autobiographical, and when people say it feels like it is, I feel like I did my job. It feels good.
Luther T. Farrell is 15, smart and ambitious, but stuck in Flint, Michigan where he lives with his mom, a loan shark nicknamed The Sarge. Will he ever realize his dream of getting to Harvard? Luther's the hero of Christopher Paul Curtis' novel for young adults.