{"product_id":"when-you-look-like-us-pamela-n-harris-9780062945891","title":"When You Look Like Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A high-speed story that will draw teens in and keep them turning pages until they reach the unpredictable and thrilling ending. A must for YA collections.\" \u003cem\u003e(School Library Journal)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 2022 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work nominee and a 2022 Edgar Award nominee, this timely, gripping teen novel is about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where Black girls' disappearances are too often overlooked, from debut author Pamela Harris. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Tiffany D. Jackson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you look like us--brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades--everyone else thinks you're trouble. No one even blinks twice over a missing Black girl from public housing because she must've brought whatever happened to her upon herself. I, Jay Murphy, can admit that, for a minute, I thought my sister Nicole just got caught up with her boyfriend--a drug dealer--and his friends. But she's been gone too long. Nic, where are you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I hadn't hung up on her that night, she would be at our house, spending time with Grandma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I was a better brother, she'd be finishing senior year instead of being another name on a missing persons list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's time to step up, to do what the Newport News police department won't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBring her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso a 2022 ALA Notable Book for a Global Society Award winner! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pamela N. Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062945890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062945891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quill Tree Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e511862 \/ When You Look Like Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Golden Kite - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/25\/2021","brand":"Pamela N. Harris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053727740159,"sku":"9780062945891","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_192197c2-9f46-4228-bd19-0867e12fa2fc.jpg?v=1685025927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-you-look-like-us-pamela-n-harris-9780062945891","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}