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Moonwalking



by
Zetta Elliott ,Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Macmillan
Imprint
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN
9780374314378
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur , Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism , Language: Mild Language , Violence: General , Violence: Child Abuse , Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Reference or Discussion , Violence: Gun Violence
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For fans of Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson, here is a middle-grade story in verse about a white autistic boy and an Afro-Latinx kid as they become friends for a season in 1980s Brooklyn.

Punk rock–loving JJ Pankowski can't seem to fit in at his new school in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, as one of the only white kids. Pie Velez, a math and history geek by day and graffiti artist by night is eager to follow in his idol Jean-Michel Basquiat's footsteps. The boys stumble into an unlikely friendship, swapping notes on their love of music and art, which sees them through a difficult semester at school and at home. But a run-in with the cops threatens to unravel it all.

Moonwalking is a stunning exploration of class, cross-racial friendships, and two boys' search for belonging in a city as tumultuous and beautiful as their hearts.

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POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur , Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism , Language: Mild Language , Violence: General , Violence: Child Abuse , Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Reference or Discussion , Violence: Gun Violence

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

224

Trim Size

9" x 6"

Dewey

F

AR

5.8: points 4

Lexile

NP

Genre

Fic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Jul 2022

Book Genres

Realistic Fiction, Novels in Verse

Topics

Friendship. Autism. Identity. Brooklyn, New York. New York City. The 1980s. Polish Americans. Puerto Ricans. Point of view. Performing arts. Music. 

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