The humorous struggles of Pauline Porter, as she struggles to run the family bookstore. But that’s the easy part. The hard part is trying to raise her two teenage sons, Tyrell and Yusuf. She loves to read– they’d rather play video games. She likes to eat healthy — they’d rather eat junk food. She loves ol’ school music — they listen to hip hop. But it would all be worth it if they ever came to realize that all she wants to do is to keep them happy and safe. Based on the popular Mama’s Boyz syndicated comic strip.

Graphic novel; multimedia format, satire, point of view; 16 year old male main character, story elements: setting, plot and character development, illustrations enhance meaning and tone, humorous, figurative language and nuances in word meaning. Themes: coming of age, friendship, diversity, family, contemporary social issues, appreciating MOM. Back matter: Non-fiction: My Life in Comics, autobiographical; about the author, Jerry Craft – overcoming diversity as an African-American artist in the comic book industry, How-To draw cartoons.