PublisherPenguin Random HouseImprintNancy PaulsenISBN
9781524740559
Awards and Honors2019 Christopher Award Winner, Young Adult
NPR's Book Concierge - 2019
ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019 CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Fiction for Children
Kids from the Brooklyn projects are supposed to be “hard.” But when Bryan starts hanging with new kid Mike, he learns that pretending to be tough can lead to trouble.
Topics Conduct of life. Inner cities. Family life. Friendship. African Americans. Brooklyn, New York. Masculinity.
SRC Level 3.400000
SRC Points 10.000000
Lexile 600L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2018-09-03
JLG Release Date Oct 2018
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.