Miracle's Boys (2000)

by Jacqueline Woodson

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Twelve-year-old Lafayette's close relationship with his older brother Charlie changes after Charlie is released from a detention home and blames Lafayette for the death of their mother.

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Very moving story for middle graders about brothers and grief (

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bookwyrmm | Nov 21, 2022 |

An honest book about complicated relationships and very raw truth behind the types of grief a child can feel after they lose their parent and how shame can warp all of it. (

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KimZoot | Jan 2, 2022 |

This is a very short novel and it is very specific and purposed focused in on a very specific time in the lives of 3 brothers. It is powerful and heartbreaking, but also heartfelt. It is a story of brotherhood - the family kind - and not giving up.

Warning: Deals with the processing of the death of one's parents. (

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BeckyatAPL | Feb 9, 2021 |

RGG: Very slight story about three brothers living in Harlem and surviving without parents.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Jacqueline Woodson	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Dulé Hill	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Miracle's Boys - Teacher Guide by Novel Units, Inc. by Novel Units

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BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (2000)

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee – Grades 6-9 – 2003)

Coretta Scott King Award (Winner – Author – 2001)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2002)

Margaret A. Edwards Award (2006)

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2003)

Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee – Young Adult – 2003)

South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee – Junior Book Award – 2003)

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee – 2004)

LA Times Book Prize (Winner – Young Adult Literature – 2000)

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)

Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee – Young Adult – 2003)

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Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection – 2001)

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens (2000)

NCTE Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 (4th Edition – 1999-2001)

Texas Lone Star Reading List

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Harlem River, New York, New York, USA

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for Nicoals

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"Brothers is the baddest. Then comes Dominicans."

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Twelve-year-old Lafayette's close relationship with his older brother Charlie changes after Charlie is released from a detention home and blames Lafayette for the death of their mother.

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Twelve-year-old Lafayette’s close relationship with his older brother Charlie changes after Charlie is released from a detention home and blames Lafayette for the death of their mother

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