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Black Brother, Black Brother
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ages: 12+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, BFYR
ISBN: 978-0-316-49380-2
Keywords: drama, Catholic school
Two biracial brothers in prep school present differently racially, resulting in very different treatment; the one who lives as Black is bullied, but eventually finds empowerment in fencing.