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Autobiography of My Dead Brother


 On Sale: 10/31/2006
 Formats:     Paperback | eBook
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The thing was that me and Rise were blood brothers, but sometimes I really didn't know him. . . .

As Jesse fills his sketchbook with drawings and portraits of Rise, he tries to make sense of the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and loss in a neighborhood plagued by drive-bys, vicious gangs, and abusive cops.


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Awards for Autobiography of My Dead Brother

  • ALA Best Book for Young Adults
  • National Book Award Finalist

ISBN: 9780060582937; ISBN10: 0060582936; Imprint: Amistad ; On Sale: 10/31/2006; Format: Paperback; Trimsize: 6 x 9; Pages: 224; $8.99; Ages: 14 and Up; BISAC1:JUV039040; BISAC2:JUV039180; BISAC3:JUV011010

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