Motown and Didi is a realistic fiction novel by Walter Dean Myers.

It is centered on two African-American lovers living in Harlem, New York City, as they navigate life in the ghetto life and their romantic relationship.

He is Didi's lover, a loner, and named after the record company, Motown.

She dreams of moving out of Harlem using her scholarship offerings and grades.

She takes care of her younger brother who later dies of a drug overdose.