Black brother, black brother
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2020].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
241 pages ; 19 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 400L
Status:
Description
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!
From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which they are forced to navigate the world, all while training for a fencing competition. Framed. Bullied. Disliked. But I know I can still be the best.
Sometimes, 12-year-old Donte wishes he were invisible. As one of the few black boys at Middlefield Prep, most of the students don't look like him. They don't like him either. Dubbing him "Black Brother," Donte's teachers and classmates make it clear they wish he were more like his lighter-skinned brother, Trey.
When he's bullied and framed by the captain of the fencing team, "King" Alan, he's suspended from school and arrested.
Terrified, searching for a place where he belongs, Donte joins a local youth center and meets former Olympic fencer Arden Jones. With Arden's help, he begins training as a competitive fencer, setting his sights on taking down the fencing team captain, no matter what.
As Donte hones his fencing skills and grows closer to achieving his goal, he learns the fight for justice is far from over. Now Donte must confront his bullies, racism, and the corrupt systems of power that led to his arrest.
Powerful and emotionally gripping, Black Brother, Black Brother is a careful examination of the school-to-prison pipeline and follows one boy's fight against racism and his empowering path to finding his voice.
From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which they are forced to navigate the world, all while training for a fencing competition. Framed. Bullied. Disliked. But I know I can still be the best.
Sometimes, 12-year-old Donte wishes he were invisible. As one of the few black boys at Middlefield Prep, most of the students don't look like him. They don't like him either. Dubbing him "Black Brother," Donte's teachers and classmates make it clear they wish he were more like his lighter-skinned brother, Trey.
When he's bullied and framed by the captain of the fencing team, "King" Alan, he's suspended from school and arrested.
Terrified, searching for a place where he belongs, Donte joins a local youth center and meets former Olympic fencer Arden Jones. With Arden's help, he begins training as a competitive fencer, setting his sights on taking down the fencing team captain, no matter what.
As Donte hones his fencing skills and grows closer to achieving his goal, he learns the fight for justice is far from over. Now Donte must confront his bullies, racism, and the corrupt systems of power that led to his arrest.
Powerful and emotionally gripping, Black Brother, Black Brother is a careful examination of the school-to-prison pipeline and follows one boy's fight against racism and his empowering path to finding his voice.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Iron River Juvenile Fiction
J RHO pb
Available
Feb 4, 2022
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316493796
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 3.4, 4 Points
Level 3.4, 4 Points
Lexile code:
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure:
400
Notes
General Note
Discussion questions provided on pages 240-241.
Description
Suspended unjustly from elite Middlefield Prep, Donte Ellison studies fencing with a former champion, hoping to put the racist fencing team captain in his place.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,3.4,4,508461.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Rhodes, J. P. (2020). Black brother, black brother. First edition. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Rhodes, Jewell Parker. 2020. Black Brother, Black Brother. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Rhodes, Jewell Parker, Black Brother, Black Brother. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Black Brother, Black Brother. First edition. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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