Saints of the household / Ari Tison.
"Max and Jay have always depended on each other for their survival. Growing up with an abusive father, the two brothers have learned that the only way to protect themselves and their mother is to keep their heads down. And create art. But when they hear a girl in trouble in the woods after scho...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar Straus Giroux,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Max and Jay have always depended on each other for their survival. Growing up with an abusive father, the two brothers have learned that the only way to protect themselves and their mother is to keep their heads down. And create art. But when they hear a girl in trouble in the woods after school, instinct takes over and they intervene, interrupting a fight and beating up their high school's star soccer player. When the authorities arrive and statements are taken, Max and Jay realize they may have misread the situation. Did they? With their college dreams in jeopardy, this one act of violence shakes their idea of who they thought they were -- as brothers, as sons, as men. Max and Jay will have to reach back to their Bribri (Indigenous Costa Rican) roots to find their way forward -- and face the truth of what really happened in those woods"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 312 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 14-18. Grades 10-12. |
| Awards: | Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Award, 2024. Walter Dean Myers Teen Award, 2024. |
| ISBN: | 9780374389499 0374389497 |