Fans of Jason Reynolds and Sharon M. Draper will love this oh-so-honest middle grade novel from writer and educator Maurice Broaddus.
Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He's in special ed, separated from the "normal" kids at school who don't have any "issues." That's enough to make all the teachers and students look at him and his friends with a constant side-eye. (Although his disruptive antics and pranks have given him a rep too.)
When a gun is found at a neighborhood hangout, Thelonius and his pals become instant suspects. Thelonius may be guilty of pulling crazy stunts at school, but a criminal? T isn't about to let that label stick.
--School Library Journal
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Published: 05/21/2019
ISBN: 9780062796318
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.00d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2019 pg. 102
School Library Journal 04/01/2019 pg. 70
Publishers Weekly 06/10/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 504116 / Usual Suspects
Reading Level: 4.8 /
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus /
Point Value: 7
