![]() ![]() ![]() Edwards Award, given annually by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, and sponsored by SLJ, for his novels When I Was the Greatest, The Boy in the Black Suit, All American Boys, Ghost, and Long Way Down. 6, 2015 With his mother newly dead, a job in a funeral home somehow becomes the perfect way for Matthew to deal with his crushing grief. ![]() Because there’s nothing more hopeful than finding a person who understands your loneliness-and who can maybe even help take it away. Reynolds is the recipient of the 2023 Margaret A. THE BOY IN THE BLACK SUIT by Jason Reynolds RELEASE DATE: Jan. Which is maybe why he’s drawn to her, and definitely why he can’t seem to shake her. Tough in the way Matt wishes he could be. She’s got a crazy name, and she’s been through more crazy than he can imagine. So while Dad’s snagging bottles of whiskey, Matt’s snagging fifteen bucks an hour. Hardcover 19.99 Paperback 12.99 eBook 9.99 Audiobook 0. But he wears the suit for his gig at the local funeral home, which pays way better than the Cluck Bucket, and he needs the income since his dad can’t handle the bills (or anything, really) on his own. No, not because his mom died-although she did, and it sucks. Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can’t handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets a girl who’s dealt with a lot more-and who just might be able to clue him in on how to rise up when life keeps knocking him down-in this wry, gritty novel from the author of When I Was the Greatest. ![]()
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