November Blues

English

ISBN: 1416906983

EAN: 9781416906988

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Pregnancy/Juvenile Fiction / School & Education/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing

Release Date: 10/03/2011

Age Range: 12-UP

Synopsis: When November Nelson loses her boyfriend, Josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life cant possibly get any worse. But Josh left something behind that will change Novembers life forever, and now shes faced with the biggest decision she could ever imagine. How in the world will she tell her mom? And how will Joshs parents take the news? Shes never needed a friend more.Jericho Prescott lost his best friend when he lost his cousin, Josh, and the pain is almost more than he can bear. His world becomes divided into before and after Joshs death. He finds the only way he can escape the emptiness he feels is to quit doing the things that made him happy when his cousin was alive, such as playing his beloved trumpet, and take up football, where he hopes the physical pain will suppress the emotional. But will hiding behind shoulder pads really help? And will his gridiron obsession prevent him from being there for his cousins girlfriend when she needs him most?This sequel toThe Battle of Jerichois a no-holds-barred look at what happens when life doesnt go as planned, by the acclaimed author of the 2007 Coretta Scott King Award winnerCopper Sun.

Awards: Coretta Scott King Awards – null  Coretta Scott King Awards – null 

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November Blues

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.1 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 14.07 oz

Pages: 320