{"product_id":"autobiography-of-my-dead-brother-9780060582937","title":"Autobiography of My Dead Brother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful National Book Award Finalist from the acclaimed, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMonster. \"\u003c\/em\u003eThis novel is like photorealism; it paints a vivid and genuine portrait of life that will have a palpable effect on its readers.\" (\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Harlem as its backdrop, \u003cem\u003eAutobiography of My Dead Brother\u003c\/em\u003e follows the diverging paths of best friends Rise and Jesse. When Rise becomes engulfed in gang activity and starts dealing drugs, Jesse, a budding artist, tries to make sense of the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and loss in a neighborhood plagued by drive-by shootings, vicious gangs, and an indifferent juvenile justice system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe innovative first-person storytelling, along with cartoons and photos, pulls in readers and makes \u003cem\u003eAutobiography of My Dead Brother\u003c\/em\u003e a strong and thought-provoking choice for sharing in a classroom or at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Though the story is starkly realistic, there is always hope in the gifts of Jesse the artist and C. J. the musician, of schools and churches and of caring parents.\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Touching and impactful, \u003cem\u003eAutobiography \u003c\/em\u003ecannot fail to intrigue, and hopefully influence youngsters with its poignant statement of two roads taken.\" (Judges' Citation, National Book Award)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyers, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChristopher Myers is a graduate of Brown University and the Whitney Museum of Art Independent Studio Program. He is the acclaimed illustrator of \u003cem\u003eLove: Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e by E. E. Cummings; \u003cem\u003eHarlem: A Poem\u003c\/em\u003e, a Caldecott Honor Book; \u003cem\u003eJazz\u003c\/em\u003e, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book; \u003cem\u003eBlues Journey\u003c\/em\u003e, a \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e Honor Book. He is also the author-illustrator of \u003cem\u003eBlack Cat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eH.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e, both Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books; \u003cem\u003eWe Are America: A Tribute from the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA Time to Love: Stories from the Old Testament\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLooking Like Me\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWings\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eFly!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyers, Walter Dean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWalter Dean Myers was the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674608242962,"sku":"9780060582937","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8dbb2b3f-54a1-4f34-a799-d1d2fa77ed02.jpg?v=1733863147","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/autobiography-of-my-dead-brother-9780060582937","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}