My Brother Is Away

ISBN-10: 0593127161
ISBN-13: 9780593127162
Author: Greenwood, Sara
Illustrated by: Uribe, Luisa
Interest Level: K-3
Publisher: Penguin Random House

Publication Date: October 2022

Copyright: 2022

Page Count: 40

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Interest Level

Grades K-3

Reading Level

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings

JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)

Description
In this moving picture book, a young girl reflects on the emotions and challenges of growing up with a brother who is incarcerated. This touching story is filled with vivid illustrations and is based on the author's childhood experiences. With her older brother in prison, a young girl copes with the confusing feelings his absence creates. At times she remembers the way her brother would carry her on his shoulders or how he would make up stories to tell her at bedtime. Other times she feels angry and wants to fly so far away that she can forget what happened. When her Mama and Daddy take her on the 500-mile journey to visit him, a trip she knows not all families are able to make, the girl is excited but also nervous. But the nerves turn to joy when she sees him--everything is different, but everything is the same too. Her brother is not home, but his love hasn't changed. With words that are spare, gentle, and reassuring, this picture book will help young readers with similar stories feel less alone and give other readers a window into the struggles some children face.
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