02528cam a2200445 i 4500 1165099345 TxAuBib 20240206120000.0 230222s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023004531 9780063258990 hardcover 0063258994 hardcover 9780063259003 trade paperback 0063259001 trade paperback (OCoLC)1355629828 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCF ORX JCX IK2 RNL LE@ CGB UOK TxAuBib rda Kyles, Cedric, 1965- Flipping boxcars / Cedric Kyles with Alan Eisenstock. Flipping boxcars : a novel. First edition. New York : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] ©2023. 328 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Cedric the Entertainer's debut novel Flipping Boxcars is a valentine to close-knit Black families and tightly woven communities that struggled to get by during the Depression and World War II. It is also an homage to Cedric's grandfather, who in this tale emerges as Babe. He is a charismatic and widely loved man, a gambler with a gift of gab that often gets him out of tricky situations. Babe is also a dreamer, something he shares with his patient and loving wife. They both yearn for financial stability and need to hold on to their land as insurance for future generations. However, when Babe and a few comrades enlist in a scheme that improbably falls apart, he places his family on the verge of losing everything. What will become of this family man? Babe decides to risk it all for one last big score, this time a plan involving railroad boxcars. This dazzling, fast-paced novel is anchored by rich, multi-dimensional characters, and oozes with irresistible charm. Cedric the Entertainer pulls readers in and never lets them go. -- Provided by publisher. 20240206. African American families Fiction. Gamblers Fiction. Spouses Fiction. African American veterans Fiction. Railroad cars Fiction. American Dream Fiction. Ambition Fiction. Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. Eisenstock, Alan, author. TXKIP