![]() ![]() Ralph, a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City, Mo., had been sent to pick up his younger twin. From NYT bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes, another poignant and gripping story about how children and families face the complexities of race and racism in today's world. The errand that nearly cost Ralph Yarl his life was of the sort that falls to older brothers everywhere. ![]() With the help of a former Olympic fencer, Donte embarks on a journey to carve out a spot on the school's fencing team and to find a way to make people at school see past the colour of his skin to who he really is. When an incident with a white student leads to Donte's arrest and suspension, he's sure the only way to get even is to beat the student at the school's most valued game: fencing. Dubbed the Black Brother, Dontes teachers and classmates make it clear they wish he were more like his lighter skinned brother, Dre. Dubbed the 'Black Brother', Donte's teachers and classmates make it clear they wish he were more like his lighter skinned brother, Trey. Most of the students don't look like him. As one of the few black boys at his school, he feels as if he is constantly swimming in whiteness. A powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers - one who presents as white, the other as Black - and the ways they are forced to navigate a world that doesn't treat them equally. ![]()
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