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When You Look Like Us Contributor(s): Harris, Pamela N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062945890 ISBN-13: 9780062945891 Publisher: Quill Tree Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Siblings - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2020946925 |
Age Level: 14-UP |
Grade Level: 9-UP |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" L (0.95 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "A high-speed story that will draw teens in and keep them turning pages until they reach the unpredictable and thrilling ending. A must for YA collections." (School Library Journel) A timely, gripping teen novel about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where black girls' disappearances are too often overlooked, from debut author Pamela Harris. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Tiffany D. Jackson. When you look like us--brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades--everyone else thinks you're trouble. No one even blinks twice over a missing black girl from public housing because she must've brought whatever happened to her upon herself. I, Jay Murphy, can admit that, for a minute, I thought my sister Nicole just got caught up with her boyfriend--a drug dealer--and his friends. But she's been gone too long. Nic, where are you? If I hadn't hung up on her that night, she would be at our house, spending time with Grandma. If I was a better brother, she'd be finishing senior year instead of being another name on a missing persons list. It's time to step up, to do what the Newport News police department won't. Bring her home. |
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