It was one thing when Jarrett’s mom took care of foster babies who needed help. But this time it’s different. This time the baby who needs help has an older brother — a kid Jarrett’s age named Kevon.
Everyone thinks Jarrett and Kevon should be friends — but that’s not gonna happen. Not when Kevon’s acting like he’s better than Jarrett — and not when Jarrett finds out Kevon’s keeping some major secrets.
Jarrett doesn’t think it’s fair that he has to share his room, his friends, and his life with some stranger. He’s gotta do something about it — but what?
From award-winning author Coe Booth, Kinda Like Brothers is the story of two boys who really don’t get along — but have to find a way to figure it out.
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Publisher: Scholastic
Publication year: 2014
ISBN: 9780545224963
Age category: middle grade
Disability portrayed: asthma
Genre: contemporary
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Author
Coe Booth is the author of the YA novels Tyrell (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize), Kendra, and Bronxwood. She was born in the Bronx and still lives there. Kinda Like Brothers is her first book for young readers.
Like a lot of kids, I wanted to read books about people like me and my family. I grew up in the Bronx, and I wanted to read about contemporary black kids who lived in the city. I wanted to see those kids go through the challenges of growing up, deal with problems at home and school, start dating, etc. But those books didn’t exist, so I started writing those stories. Yes, I secretly wanted to be the black Judy Blume!(PEN America, September 2017)
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