Around Harvard Square

Race, class, and hormones combine and combust when a Harvard freshman and his two friends attempt to join the staff of the Harpoon, the school’s iconic humor magazine.

—Around Harvard Square is the winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Youth/Teens)

“This coming-of-age novel, set in the ’90s, follows Jamaican-American Tosh Livingston and his group of friends — Lao, Meera, and Zippa — on their quest to land coveted spots on the staff of the Harvard Harpoon, Harvard’s hu...