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November Blues

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By Sharon M. Draper
Publisher Simon Schuster Children's Publishing - (Atheneum)
November Blues
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When November Nelson loses her boyfriend, Josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life cant possibly get any worse. But Josh left something behind that will change Novembers life forever, and now shes faced with the biggest decision she could ever imagine. How in the world will she tell her mom? And how will Joshs parents take the news? Shes 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 Joshs 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, and take up football, where he hopes the physical pain will suppress the emotional. But will hiding behind shoulder pads really help? And will his gridiron obsession prevent him from being there for his cousins girlfriend when she needs him most?This sequel toThe Battle of Jerichois a noholdsbarred look at what happens when life doesnt go as planned, by the acclaimed author of the 2007 Coretta Scott King Award winnerCopper Sun.

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72024 words72,024 words
320 pages320 pages
Lexile 670LLexile 670L
Grade 2 to H+Grade 2 to H+
Age 7-18Age 7-18
Published 2007Published 2007

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9781416906988

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