Pura Belpré Award WinnerWalter Award Winner for Young Adult LiteratureA YALSA William C. Morris Award FinalistA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA Chicago Public Library Best of the YearA School Library Journal Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearAn Amazon Best Book of the Year So FarAn Amazon Best Book of the MonthA TLA Tayshas Reading List SelectionA Notable Books for a Global Society SelectionA Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Title"In this striking, assured debut exhibiting a measured pace and delicate writing, Tison (Bribri) probes the ties of adolescent brotherhood and ways the effects of violence can stall self-directed growth... Remarkably compelling." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Tison’s writing is staggering... Structurally and substantively, this book is an elegiac triumph that puts the human heart in the reader’s hands." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review"A heartrending, contemporary
