Publisher: HarperCollins

Copyright Date: 2017

Edition Date: 2010 Release Date: 01/03/17

Pages: 190 pages

ISBN: 0-310-76150-6

ISBN 13: 978-0-310-76150-1

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2004054208

Dimensions: 22 cm.

Subject Heading:
Bible. History of Biblical events. Fiction.
Fathers and sons. Fiction.
Stepbrothers. Fiction.
Ishmael. (Biblical figure). Fiction.
African Americans. Fiction.
Self-perception. Fiction.
New York (N.Y.). Fiction.

Language: English

Reviewing Agencies: - Find Other Reviewed Titles
ALA/YALSA Best Book For Young Adults
Coretta Scott King Honor
Wilson's Junior High Catalog

Word Count: 12,611

Reading Level: 4.8

Interest Level: 5-9

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.8 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 100575 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: 740L

A guy whose father ripped his heart out too. You and me, Ishmael, we're brothers, two dark sons. Destroyed, lost, and isolated, the perspectives of two teenage boys--modern-day Sam, and biblical Ishmael--unite over millennia to illustrate the power of forgiveness. "Grimes's commanding metaphors ("Look at you, mother,/ trembling,/ a bowshot away,/ your tears/ the only water/ for miles," says the exiled Ishmael), authoritative style, and complex characterizations are uniquely compelling." --Publisher's Weekly starred review "The simple words eloquently reveal what it's like to miss someone ... but even more moving is the struggle to forgive and the affection each boy feels for the baby that displaces him. The elemental connections and the hope ... will speak to a wide audience." --Booklist starred review