Everett Anderson's 123 Author:Lucille Clifton A perceptive story of how a young boy adjusts to the new man in his single mother's life. — "One can be lonely and One can be fun, and — Two can be awful or perfect for some, and — Three can be crowded or can be just right or — even too many, you have to decide." — One can have fun alone, thinks Everett Anderson. An... more »d when it's just Everett and his mama-well, two is fine, too. But three . . . Everett tries to understand why Mama and Mr. Perry like to spend so much time together, although it's hard, at first.« less