Oh, Brother!
By Nikki Grimes; Mike Benny (Illustrator)
(Greenwillow Books, Hardcover, 9780688172947, 32pp.)
Publication Date: January 2008
Categories: Family - Siblings, Family - Stepfamilies
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It's bad enough that Xavier's new stepbrother, Chris, has moved into Xavier's room, but now it looks like he's also trying to steal Mami by being the perfect kid.
Chris's "Mr. Perfect" act may fool grown-ups, but Xavier can see straight through it.
He promises himself that he'll never become real brothers with such a fake.
No brothers allowed!
Ever!
. . . right?
In twenty powerful poems, two strangers learn to become brothers. Nikki Grimes captures the struggles—and eventual sweetness—of bringing together a family.
Nikki Grimes began penning poetry at the age of six. Her many award-winning titles include the picture books Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman, which won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, and Meet Danitra Brown, which won a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. Coretta Scott King Author Honors went to her novels The Road to Paris, Jazmin's Notebook, and Dark Sons, and her novel Bronx Masquerade won the Coretta Scott King Author Award. She lives in Corona, California.
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