Sag Harbor

Sag Harbor is a 2009 novel by author Colson Whitehead. Sag Harbor takes place in Sag Harbor, a small village in the exclusive Hamptons on the east end of New York's Long Island. The novel's main character is Benji, an African American teenager spending the summer in a black enclave of his predominantly white and close-knit town along with his brother Reggie. Set in 1985, the novel touches on themes of race, class, and commercial culture. Plot School's finally out for the summer and the return to Sag Harbor is in full swing. Teenage brothers Benji and Reggie Cooper escape their majority white preparatory academy in Manhattan. Still clad in Brooks Brothers polos and salmon colored pants, the pair re-meet all of their friends. Like most well-to-do kids at their families' beach houses during the summer, most of the teens in Sag Harbor go almost the entire season with virtually no contact from their parents (aside from occasional visits on the weekends). The lack of authority allows for plenty of interesting run-ins. Benji constantly remakes himself to become the coolest in town. Characters Benji Cooper Reggie Cooper, Benji's brother Various friends in Sag Harbor: Clive, Marcus, Bobby, Randy, NP