Hell of a Book. Or The Altogether Factual, Wholly Bona Fide Story of a Big Dreams, Hard Luck, American-Made Mad Kid

This is a true story. An author goes on a book tour for his new bestseller which, as people keep telline him, is one hell of a book. This is a cominc of age story. One morning, he meets The Kid : a young Black boy who looks just like the one he keeps seeing on the news. And The Kid wants him to tell his story. This is a sad story. It's the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to hide. And it may not be that different from the story of our author.
This is a love story. But to find out why. you'll have to read this for yourself.