Book description
Two very different lives intersect in The Corporate Kid. Charles
Sullivan is a black youth from the poor part of town, with a strong
sense of family and a good moral compass. Bill Bradford is a powerful
white CEO who's lost his way-not just ethically, but, one fateful Sunday
morning, also literally. A few wrong turns bring Bill to the south side
of Atlanta, where he hits Charles's mother in a car accident. Before
long the lives of the Sullivan and Bradford families are intertwined in
a mixture of comedy and drama-and opportunity. Charles finds himself
face to face with crooked attorneys, helpful pastors, angry protestors,
and a cast of other friends and foes, as events take him from his poor
neighborhood to the boardroom of Bradford's giant company. The Corporate
Kid shows how ethical decision-making is something everyone can aspire
to, even if they're seemingly powerless and even if they've temporarily
lost their way. Charles stays true to his morals and, by the end of the
book, changes the world he lives in. The Corporate Kid is for young
readers who want an uplifting story, and for the grownups who want them
to have positive role models.
