{"product_id":"clayton-byrd-goes-underground-9780062215932","title":"Clayton Byrd Goes Underground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom beloved Newbery Honor winner and three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Rita Williams-Garcia comes a powerful and heartfelt novel about loss, family, and love that will appeal to fans of Jason Reynolds and Kwame Alexander.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClayton feels most alive when he's with his grandfather, Cool Papa Byrd, and the band of Bluesmen--he can't wait to join them, just as soon as he has a blues song of his own. But then the unthinkable happens. Cool Papa Byrd dies, and Clayton's mother forbids Clayton from playing the blues. And Clayton knows that's no way to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with his grandfather's brown porkpie hat and his harmonica, he runs away from home in search of the Bluesmen, hoping he can join them on the road. But on the journey that takes him through the New York City subways and to Washington Square Park, Clayton learns some things that surprise him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Book Award Finalist * \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of 2017 * \u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of 2017 * \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of 2017 * \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003eBest Books of 2017 * \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAACP Image Awards Youth\/Teens Winner * Chicago Public Library Best Books * \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This slim novel strikes a strong chord.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This complex tale of family and forgiveness has heart.\" \u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Strong characterizations and vivid musical scenes add layers to this warm family story.\" \u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An appealing, realistic story with frequent elegant turns of phrase.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Garcia-Williams skillfully finds melody in words.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliams-Garcia, Rita:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRita Williams-Garcia\u003c\/strong\u003e's Newbery Honor Book, \u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, was a winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award, a National Book Award finalist, the recipient of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller. The two sequels, \u003cem\u003eP.S. Be Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGone Crazy in Alabama\u003c\/em\u003e, were both Coretta Scott King Author Award winners and ALA Notable Children's Books. Her novel \u003cem\u003eClayton Byrd Goes Underground\u003c\/em\u003e was a National Book Award finalist and winner of the NAACP Image Award for Youth\/Teen Literature. Rita is also the author of five other distinguished novels for young adults: \u003cem\u003eJumped\u003c\/em\u003e, a National Book Award finalist; \u003cem\u003eNo Laughter Here\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvery Time a Rainbow Dies\u003c\/em\u003e (a \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Best Children's Book), \u003cem\u003eFast Talk on a Slow Track\u003c\/em\u003e (all ALA Best Books for Young Adults); and \u003cem\u003eBlue Tights\u003c\/em\u003e. Rita Williams-Garcia lives in Jamaica, New York, with her husband and has two adult daughters. 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