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Eb & Flow
Kelly J. Baptist
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Crown BFYR/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-42913-6
Keywords: African American families, junior high school, middle school, student suspension, friendship, tweens, novels in verse
In alternating voices, two Black seventh graders relate their experiences and feelings during their 10-day home suspensions following a school fight. Free verse.