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The fact that all three of the characters are boys allows Jacqueline Woodson to explore how outside expectations of rough and so-called manly behaviour clash with the grief they’re feeling. This is particularly noticeable with Charlie, once a stray-animal-saving boy, who now deals with his emotions by treating everyone with hostility and by hanging out with gang members he used to cross the street to avoid. Miracle's Boys takes a look at what some of the consequences of this idealization of violence can be, and it provides an alternative in the end.