| ISBN |
9781524701277 (paperback) |
| Name |
Moore, David Barclay author. |
| Title |
The stars beneath our feet / David Barclay Moore. |
| Edition |
First Yearling edition. |
| Published |
New York : Yearling, 2019. |
| ©2017 |
| Description |
294 pages ; 20 cm |
| Summary |
It's Christmas Eve in Harlem, but twelve-year-old Lolly Rachpaul and his mom aren't celebrating. They're still reeling from his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting just a few months earlier. Then Lolly's mother's girlfriend brings him a gift that will change everything: two enormous bags filled with Legos. Lolly's always loved Legos, and he prides himself on following the kit instructions exactly. Now, faced with a pile of building blocks and no instructions, Lolly must find his own way forward. His path isn't clear--and the pressure to join a "crew," as his brother did, is always there. When Lolly and his friend are beaten up and robbed, joining a crew almost seems like the safe choice. But building a fantastical Lego city at the community center provides Lolly with an escape--and an unexpected bridge back to the world. |
| Target audience note |
9 - 11 years old. |
| Awards note |
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.) |
| Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent, Author Award, 2018. |
| Subjects |
Brothers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction |
| LEGO toys -- Juvenile fiction |
| Gangs -- Juvenile fiction |
| Children's stories |
| Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Genre |
Bildungsromans |
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