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The Boy in the Black Suit

By Jason Reynolds
Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher Simon & Schuster Imprint Atheneum ISBN

9781442459502

Awards and Honors 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book
Capitol Choices 2016
New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2015
Bulletin Blue Ribbon 2015, Fiction
YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016, Top Ten
Finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize
Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of 2015, Young Adult
Booklist 2015 Top 10 Books for Youth, Arts
SLJ’s Best Books of 2015, Young Adult
SLJ’s Top Latino-themed Books 2015
The New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2015, Young Adult
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015, Teen
Booklist Best Young Adult Books of 2015
Booklist Editor’s Choice 2015, Fiction
2016 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Top Ten
YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016, Top Ten
Booklist Top 10 Books for Youth 2016, Multicultural Fiction
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Young Adult Fiction
Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2015 Finalist, Young Adult Literature
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education, 2016 Best Children’s Books of the Year, Today

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Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse,Language: Mild Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Death

2016 Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book


Reeling from his mother’s recent death, Matt finds a sense of purpose, a place to grieve, and a promising romance in his new job at a local Brooklyn funeral home.
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