My family had outgrown our home in the city and had to choose our next move: suburbs or country. I'd seen what a typical childhood looked like for city kids and didn't want that life for my children.

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NPR speaks with writer Kiese Laymon about his new children's book "City Summer, Country Summer," in which three Black boys form a deep connection during one transformative summer in the South. When ...