The Boy in the Black Suit by Reynolds, Jason

The Boy in the Black Suit (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442459502)

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The Boy in the Black Suit by Reynolds, Jason

The Boy in the Black Suit

$19.99
The Boy in the Black Suit by Reynolds, Jason

The Boy in the Black Suit

$19.99
Format: Hardcover
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A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can't handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets a girl who's dealt with a lot more--and who just might be able to clue him in on how to rise up when life keeps knocking him down--in this "vivid, satisfying, and ultimately upbeat tale of grief, redemption, and grace" (Kirkus Reviews) from the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award-winning author of When I Was the Greatest.

Matt wears a black suit every day. No, not because his mom died--although she did, and it sucks. But he wears the suit for his gig at the local funeral home, which pays way better than the Cluck Bucket, and he needs the income since his dad can't handle the bills (or anything, really) on his own. So while Dad's snagging bottles of whiskey, Matt's snagging fifteen bucks an hour. Not bad. But everything else? Not good. Then Matt meets Lovey. Crazy name, and she's been through more crazy stuff than he can imagine. Yet Lovey never cries. She's tough. Really tough. Tough in the way Matt wishes he could be. Which is maybe why he's drawn to her, and definitely why he can't seem to shake her. Because there's nothing more hopeful than finding a person who understands your loneliness--and who can maybe even help take it away.

Author: Jason Reynolds
ISBN-10: 1442459506
ISBN-13: 9781442459502
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/06/2015
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 171390 / Boy in the Black Suit

Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 122
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2014
Publishers Weekly 11/03/2014
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Booklist 02/01/2015 pg. 44
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2015 pg. 107
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2015 pg. 327 - Book Of Special Distinction
By Jason Reynolds
By Jason Reynolds
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Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, a two-time National Book Award finalist, a Kirkus Award winner, a UK Carnegie Medal winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, an Odyssey Award Winner and two-time honoree, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors and the Margaret A. Edwards Award. He was also the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. His many books include All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely); When I Was the Greatest; The Boy in the Black Suit; Stamped; As Brave as You; For Every One; the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu); Look Both Ways; Stuntboy, in the Meantime; Ain't Burned All the Bright (recipient of the Caldecott Honor) and My Name Is Jason. Mine Too. (both cowritten with Jason Griffin); and Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. His debut picture book, There Was a Party for Langston, won a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. He lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.

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