AJ and Junior: Collard Greens and Fried Okra By: Betty R. Anderson AJ and Junior cant get along. These seventh graders cant stop fighting over whose mother cooks the best collard greens and fried okra. When their principal stops suspending them and tries a new tactic, he hopes getting them to work together will solve their problems. Instead, it leads them on a journey that could destroy the school. In this story, two boys from different cultures-AJ, a Black American, and Junior, a White American-become friends, and they set out to solve a school-wide problem even the adults couldnt come together to resolve.