When You Look Like Us (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062945891)

"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 Journal)

A 2022 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work nominee and a 2022 Edgar Award nominee, this timely, gripping teen novel is 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.

Also a 2022 ALA Notable Book for a Global Society Award winner!

Author: Pamela N. Harris
ISBN-10: 0062945890
ISBN-13: 9780062945891
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Language: English
Published: 01/05/2021
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511862 / When You Look Like Us

Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee
Award: Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production - Winner
Award: Golden Kite - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2020
School Library Journal 11/01/2020 pg. 68
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2020
Booklist 11/01/2020 pg. 69
Publishers Weekly 01/25/2021