
Pritty
Keith F. Miller Jr(Author)
Collins (Publisher)
Published on 14. November 2023
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-06-326492-2 (ISBN)
Description
"On the verge of summer before his senior year, Jay is a soft soul in a world of concrete. While his older brother is everything people expect a man to be--tough, athletic, and in charge--Jay simply blends into the background to everyone, except when it comes to Leroy. Unsure of what he could have possibly done to catch the eye of the boy who could easily have anyone he wants, Jay isn't about to ignore the surprising but welcome attention. But as everything in his world begins to heat up, especially with Leroy, whispered rumors over the murder of a young Black journalist and long-brewing territory tensions hang like a dark cloud over his neighborhood. And when Jay and Leroy find themselves caught in the crossfire, Leroy isn't willing to be the reason Jay's life is at risk"--
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: Third Grade and over, Interest Age: From 13 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 144 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-326492-2 (9780063264922)
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Person
Keith F. Miller, Jr., is an award-winning educator, artist, and researcher who studies healing literacies and their role in supporting BIPOC communities in healing, growing, and thriving through trauma. The founder of Healing By Any Means, LLC, Keith’s work powers people, projects, and healing-centered research in service of systems and narrative change through the arts. He is an executive producer of Pritty: The Animation, and he has an MFA in creative writing from St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY.