The Season of Styx Malone

A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR BOOK

Meet Caleb and Bobby Gene, two brothers embarking on a madcap, heartwarming, one-thing-leads-to-another adventure, for fans of As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds, Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina, Front Desk by Kelly Yang, and One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. Friendships are forged, loyalties are tested . . . and miracles just might happen.

Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene are excited to have adventures in the woods behind their house. But Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town.

Then Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. Styx promises the brothers that together, the three of them can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything.

Five best of the year lists
NPR, HornBook, Kirkus Reviews, SLJ, Shelf Awareness

Five starred reviews
"Reminiscent of now-classic works by Katherine Paterson, Natalie Babbitt and Lois Lowry, The Season of Styx Malone brings the darkness of fear and trauma into the bright sun of summer days." --Shelf Awareness, Starred

"Interweaving themes of risk taking and trust, betrayal and forgiveness, Magoon crafts a novel that is genuinely funny, heartbreaking, and uplifting--extraordinary, in fact." --Publishers Weekly, Starred

"Spending time with Styx, Caleb, and Bobby Gene is an experience no reader will soon forget." --The Horn Book, Starred

"Heartening and hopeful, a love letter to black male youth grasping the desires within them, absorbing the worlds around them, striving to be more otherwise than ordinary. Please share." --Kirkus Review, Starred

"A summertime romp filled with trouble-making, camaraderie, and substance." --School Library Journal, Starred

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Published: 10/16/2018
ISBN: 9781524715953
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2018 pg. 121
School Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 77
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2018 pg. 89
Booklist 09/01/2018 pg. 116
Publishers Weekly 09/17/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2018
BookPage 11/01/2018
Shelf Awareness 11/26/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 197536 / Season of Styx Malone
Reading Level: 3.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7