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The boy in the black suit

Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man.

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Main Author: Reynolds, Jason (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Funeral homes > Young adult fiction.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Young adult fiction.
Grief in adolescence > Young adult fiction.
African American teenagers > Young adult fiction.
Families > New York (State) > Brooklyn > Young adult fiction.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man.
Physical Description:255 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781442459502 (hardcover)
1442459506 (hardcover)
9781442459519 (pbk.)
1442459514 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Jason Reynolds is the author of When I Was the Greatest, for which he won the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent. His debut middle grade book, As Brave As You, was awarded the 2016 Kirkus Prize for young readers'. His other works include Boy in the Black Suit, and All American Boys.

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