{"product_id":"black-brother-black-brother-9780316493802","title":"Black Brother, Black Brother","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild\u003ci\u003e Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which they are forced to navigate the world, all while training for a fencing competition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFramed. Bullied. Disliked. But I know I can still be the best.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sometimes, 12-year-old Donte wishes he were invisible. As one of the few black boys at Middlefield Prep, most of the students don't look like him. They don't like him either. Dubbing him \"Black Brother,\" Donte's teachers and classmates make it clear they wish he were more like his lighter-skinned brother, Trey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When he's bullied and framed by the captain of the fencing team, \"King\" Alan, he's suspended from school and arrested. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Terrified, searching for a place where he belongs, Donte joins a local youth center and meets former Olympic fencer Arden Jones. With Arden's help, he begins training as a competitive fencer, setting his sights on taking down the fencing team captain, no matter what. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Donte hones his fencing skills and grows closer to achieving his goal, he learns the fight for justice is far from over. Now Donte must confront his bullies, racism, and the corrupt systems of power that led to his arrest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Powerful and emotionally gripping, \u003ci\u003eBlack Brother, Black Brother\u003c\/i\u003e is a careful examination of the school-to-prison pipeline and follows one boy's fight against racism and his empowering path to finding his voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJewell Parker Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eNinth Ward\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a Coretta Scott King Honor, \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \u003ci\u003eGhost Boys\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written many award-winning novels for adults. When she's not writing, Jewell visits schools to talk about her books and teaches writing at Arizona State University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614995255570,"sku":"9780316493802","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f80789cc-5469-4ea9-b270-d093740cd765.jpg?v=1732471056","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-brother-black-brother-9780316493802","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}