The Boy in the Black Suit
by Jason Reynolds
Taste attributes: dramateenfamilyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of agecomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA stirring novel that is realistic and contained. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
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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- Author
- Jason Reynolds
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 272
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- Open Library
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