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Black Brother, Black Brother

Jewell Parker Rhodes

Donte and his biracial brother Trey attend mostly white, wealthy Middlefield Prep. Donte is perceived as Black while Trey is perceived as white, and Donte faces blame, bullying, and racist treatment that his brother does not. After an incident involving Alan, the school fencing team’s leader, Donte is arrested and suspended. Urged by Trey, he learns fencing with former Olympic fencer Arden Jones and enters training and competitions that lead toward a confrontation with Alan and the school.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
HL400L
ATOS Book Level
2.8
Word Count
29078
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
L
Themes
Identity · Racism And Prejudice · Siblings · Social Justice · Sports
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
March 3, 2020
Pages
240
ISBN-13
9780316493802
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2021Fiction for Children
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