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November Blues
Contributor(s): Draper, Sharon M. (Author)

ISBN: 1416906983 ISBN-13: 9781416906988
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2007
Annotation: This stunning sequel to the Coretta Scott King Honor Book "The Battle of Jericho" has energy, pathos, and drama, and doesnt shrink from telling kids what its like to be 16 and pregnant.

Click for more in this series: Jericho Trilogy

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Pregnancy
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Football
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2006101343

Age Level: 13-17

Grade Level: 8-12

Lexile Measure: 670(Not Available)

Series: Jericho Trilogy

Physical Information: 1.17" H x 5.85" W x 8.54" L (0.90 lbs) 320 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, High School, 2009
Delaware Diamonds Award, Winner, High School, 2008
Coretta Scott King Award, Honor Book, Author, 2008

Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2007 pg. 327 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2007 pg. 1047
School Library Journal 11/01/2007 pg. 120
Booklist 10/15/2007 pg. 44
Multicultural Review 03/01/2008 pg. 84
Ebony 09/01/2008 pg. 54

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 118496
Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
In this second novel in Sharon M. Draper's Jericho Trilogy and Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Jericho and November are locked together in pain from the past and fear for the future, and it feels as though there's no way to escape either.

When November Nelson loses her boyfriend, Josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life can't possibly get any worse. But Josh left something behind that will change November's life forever. She's pregnant and now she's faced with the biggest decision of her life. How in the world will she tell her mom? And how will Josh's parents take the news? She's never needed a friend more.

Jericho Prescott lost his best friend when he lost his cousin, Josh, and the pain is almost more than he can bear. His world becomes divided into "before" and "after" Josh's death. He finds the only way he can escape the emptiness he feels is to quit doing the things that made him happy when his cousin was alive, such as playing his beloved trumpet. At the same time, he begins playing football, where he hopes the physical pain will suppress the emotional agony. But will hiding behind shoulder pads really help? And will his gridiron obsession prevent him from being there for his cousin's girlfriend when she needs him most?

Contributor Bio(s): Draper, Sharon M.: - Sharon M. Draper is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire, and was most recently awarded the Charlotte Huck Award for Stella by Starlight. Her novel Out of My Mind has won multiple awards and was a New York Times bestseller for over three years. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. Visit her at SharonDraper.com.

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