Bound To Stay Bound Books, Inc.

Onyx & beyond
Author: McBride, Amber

Publisher: Feiwel and Friends (2024)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 214 p., 21 cm

BTSB No: 617347

ISBN: 9781250908780

Ages: 8-12

Grades: 3-7

Subjects:
Mother-son relationship -- Fiction
Dementia -- Fiction
Civil rights movements -- Fiction
African Americans -- Fiction
Grandmothers -- Fiction
Virginia -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction

Price: $23.08

Summary:
Set against the turbulence of the Civil Rights Movement, twelve-year-old Onyx dreams of becoming an astronaut as he navigates his mother's early-onset dementia and avoids foster care.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 4.50
   Points: 2.0   Quiz: 556949

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (08/15/24)
   School Library Journal (+) (00/09/24)
   Booklist (02/01/25)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/10/24)
The Hornbook (00/11/24)

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