Pura Belpré Award Winner Walter Award Winner for Young Adult Literature A YALSA William C. Morris Award Finalist Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Winner Américas Book Award Winner for Young Adult Literature A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year A Chicago Public Library Best of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Year So Far An Amazon Best Book of the Month YALSA''s Best Fiction for Young Adults TLA Tayshas Reading List Selection Notable Books for a Global Society Selection Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books Blue Ribbon Title A Bank Street Best Book of the Year International Literacy Association Honor Book Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee "In this striking, assured debut exhibiting a measured pace and delicate writing, Tison (Bribri) probes the ties of adolescent brotherhood and ways the effects of violence can stall self-directed growth. Remarkably compelling." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review " Tison''s writing is staggering. Structurally and substantively, this book is an elegiac triumph that puts the human heart in the reader''s hands." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books, starred review "A heartrending, contemporary debut novel about the repercussions of trauma and the healing power of family and art. Violence can be inherited but so can love and forgiveness. This vulnerable and magnetic tale of brotherhood belongs on every shelf.
" -- School Library Journal, starred review "The story itself is a quiet, soulful exploration of how young men process the often-stark realities they live in. The character notes are subtle and nuanced." -- Booklist riting, Tison (Bribri) probes the ties of adolescent brotherhood and ways the effects of violence can stall self-directed growth. Remarkably compelling." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review " Tison''s writing is staggering. Structurally and substantively, this book is an elegiac triumph that puts the human heart in the reader''s hands." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books, starred review "A heartrending, contemporary debut novel about the repercussions of trauma and the healing power of family and art. Violence can be inherited but so can love and forgiveness.
This vulnerable and magnetic tale of brotherhood belongs on every shelf." -- School Library Journal, starred review "The story itself is a quiet, soulful exploration of how young men process the often-stark realities they live in. The character notes are subtle and nuanced." -- Booklist riting, Tison (Bribri) probes the ties of adolescent brotherhood and ways the effects of violence can stall self-directed growth. Remarkably compelling." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review " Tison''s writing is staggering. Structurally and substantively, this book is an elegiac triumph that puts the human heart in the reader''s hands." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books, starred review "A heartrending, contemporary debut novel about the repercussions of trauma and the healing power of family and art.
Violence can be inherited but so can love and forgiveness. This vulnerable and magnetic tale of brotherhood belongs on every shelf." -- School Library Journal, starred review "The story itself is a quiet, soulful exploration of how young men process the often-stark realities they live in. The character notes are subtle and nuanced." -- Booklist riting, Tison (Bribri) probes the ties of adolescent brotherhood and ways the effects of violence can stall self-directed growth. Remarkably compelling." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review " Tison''s writing is staggering. Structurally and substantively, this book is an elegiac triumph that puts the human heart in the reader''s hands.
" -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books, starred review "A heartrending, contemporary debut novel about the repercussions of trauma and the healing power of family and art. Violence can be inherited but so can love and forgiveness. This vulnerable and magnetic tale of brotherhood belongs on every shelf." -- School Library Journal, starred review "The story itself is a quiet, soulful exploration of how young men process the often-stark realities they live in. The character notes are subtle and nuanced." -- Booklist he effects of violence can stall self-directed growth. Remarkably compelling." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review " Tison''s writing is staggering.
Structurally and substantively, this book is an elegiac triumph that puts the human heart in the reader''s hands." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books, starred review "A heartrending, contemporary debut novel about the repercussions of trauma and the healing power of family and art. Violence can be inherited but so can love and forgiveness. This vulnerable and magnetic tale of brotherhood belongs on every shelf." -- School Library Journal, starred review "The story itself is a quiet, soulful exploration of how young men process the often-stark realities they live in. The character notes are subtle and nuanced." -- Booklist.