James the Rock's Boys (Making Choices: the McNair Cousins Series)

Life is full of making choices and these character education chapter books examine the different choices made by two cousins—the McNairs. Greg the Good is hard working and honest. Three books follow Greg as he makes choices that earn him money, respect, and a good reputation. James the Rock, on the other hand, makes the choice to join a gang and lie, cheat, and steal to get by. Three books follow James and show the consequences that come from choosing that path... In James the Rock's Boys, James McNair’s cousin Greg has won Trinidad Community’s “My Dreams of Tomorrow Today!” mural contest. James has been forced to help Greg and other volunteers paint the mural and clean up the park. James wishes he could get the same respect and attention Greg is getting. Maybe someday when he’s a famous basketball player it will happen. But right now, the losing contestant and his friends are using graffiti to show who should have won. James decides Rock’s Boys are going to pay back the Crush ’Em Boys with some graffiti of their own. This leads to war, and to Greg’s mural being destroyed. Will James choose to help Greg get revenge? Or will he surprise everyone and change his future in the process?