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Usual Suspects by Maurice Broaddus (2020, Trade Paperback)

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The Usual Suspects by Broaddus, Maurice [Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100062796321

ISBN-139780062796325

eBay Product ID (ePID)18038263067

Product Key Features

Book TitleUsual Suspects

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSchool & Education, People & Places / United States / African American, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism

Publication Year2020

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorMaurice Broaddus

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight6.7 Oz

Item Length7.6 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

ReviewsReaders will love watching these two uniquely gifted black boys explore the complicated tensions between impulses and choices, independence and support, turnin' up and getting through., "Readers will love watching these two uniquely gifted black boys explore the complicated tensions between impulses and choices, independence and support, turnin' up and getting through." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A rare and much-needed glimpse into the world of exceptional learners." -- School Library Journal "[Broaddus] sheds revealing light on the nature of systemic profiling, based on class, race, and neurodiversity, at schools and within society." -- Publishers Weekly Through its discerning, young Black protagonist, [The Usual Suspects] tackles difficult subjects with nuance, humor, and heart, always bringing it back to the characters. A great choice for upper middle-graders in search of a fun and meaningful read. -- Booklist "I want this book, so full of wit and intelligence, raw honesty and clever plotting, to be so well known that when I say "The Usual Suspects" to a room of librarians, their first thoughts involve neither Casablanca or Keyser Soze but this work by Maurice Broaddus." -- School Library Journal Review of the Day

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromThird Grade

Dewey Decimal813.54

Grade ToSeventh Grade

SynopsisFans of Jason Reynolds and Sharon M. Draper will love this oh-so-honest middle grade novel from writer and educator Maurice Broaddus. Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He's in special ed, separated from the "normal" kids at school who don't have any "issues." That's enough to make all the teachers and students look at him and his friends with a constant side-eye. (Although his disruptive antics and pranks have given him a rep too.) When a gun is found at a neighborhood hangout, Thelonius and his pals become instant suspects. Thelonius may be guilty of pulling crazy stunts at school, but a criminal? T isn't about to let that label stick., Fans of Jason Reynolds and Sharon M. Draper will love this oh-so-honest middle grade novel from writer and educator Maurice Broaddus. Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He's in special ed, separated from the "normal" kids at school who don't have any "issues." That's enough to make all the teachers and students look at him and his friends with a constant side-eye. (Although his disruptive antics and pranks have given him a rep too.) When a gun is found at a neighborhood hangout, Thelonius and his pals become instant suspects. Thelonius may be guilty of pulling crazy stunts at school, but a criminal T isn't about to let that label stick.