Black Brother, Black Brother (Black Stories Matter)

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

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Synopsis: A powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers - one who presents as white, the other as Black - and the ways they are forced to navigate a world that doesn't treat them equally.Donte wishes he were invisible. As one of the few black boys at his school, he feels as if he is constantly swimming in whiteness. Most of the students don't look like him. They don't like him either. Dubbed the 'Black Brother', Donte's teachers and classmates make it clear they wish he were more like his lighter skinned brother, Dre. When an incident with a white student leads to Donte's arrest and suspension, he's sure the only way to get even is to beat the student at the school's most valued game: fencing. With the help of a former Olympic fencer, Donte embarks on a journey to carve out a spot on the school's fencing team and to find a way to make people at school see past the colour of his skin to who he really is.From NYT bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes, another poignant and gripping story about how children and families face the complexities of race and racism in today's world.(P)2020 Little, Brown Young Readers

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781510109889
Related ISBNs:: 9781510109865, 9781510110700
Publisher:: Hachette Children's Group
Date of Addition:: 03/16/22
Copyrighted By:: Jewell Parker Rhodes
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Narrated By:: Barrie Buckner
Categories:: Children's Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Reading Age:: 9–11
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.