When one of his two best friends dies tragically in a car accident, soon-to-be ninth-grader Isaiah struggles with the grief and guilt of the aftermath while trying to maintain his friendship with his remaining best friend Drew and coping with a traumatic racist event. In this audio version of a novel in verse, narrator Woodson deftly captures the emotional range—including the joys, insecurities, humor, and bravado—of a teenage Black boy finding himself and his confidence.


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