Onyx & beyond /
McBride, Amber,
Onyx & beyond / Onyx and beyond Amber McBride. - First edition. - 214 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"Onyx lives with his mother, who is showing signs of early-onset dementia. He doesn't want to bring attention to his home -- if Child Protective Services finds out, they'll put him into foster care. As he's trying to keep his life together, the Civil Rights Movement is accelerating. Is there anywhere that's safe for a young Black boy? Maybe, if only Onyx can fulfill his dream of becoming an astronaut and exploring space, where none of these challenges will follow him. In the meantime, Onyx can dream. And try to get his mom the help she needs. Based on her own father's story of growing up in the 1960s and facing the same challenge with his own mother, award winner Amber McBride delivers another affecting depiction of being young and Black in America."--Amazon.
Ages 8-12 Feiwel and Friends.
9781250908780 1250908787
Mothers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
Dementia--Juvenile fiction.
Civil rights movements--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Novels in verse.
African Americans.
Mental health.
Young adult fiction.
Young adult works.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Novels in verse.
Young adult fiction.
Novels in verse.
Fiction.
PZ7.5.M427 / On 2024
Onyx & beyond / Onyx and beyond Amber McBride. - First edition. - 214 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"Onyx lives with his mother, who is showing signs of early-onset dementia. He doesn't want to bring attention to his home -- if Child Protective Services finds out, they'll put him into foster care. As he's trying to keep his life together, the Civil Rights Movement is accelerating. Is there anywhere that's safe for a young Black boy? Maybe, if only Onyx can fulfill his dream of becoming an astronaut and exploring space, where none of these challenges will follow him. In the meantime, Onyx can dream. And try to get his mom the help she needs. Based on her own father's story of growing up in the 1960s and facing the same challenge with his own mother, award winner Amber McBride delivers another affecting depiction of being young and Black in America."--Amazon.
Ages 8-12 Feiwel and Friends.
9781250908780 1250908787
Mothers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
Dementia--Juvenile fiction.
Civil rights movements--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Novels in verse.
African Americans.
Mental health.
Young adult fiction.
Young adult works.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Novels in verse.
Young adult fiction.
Novels in verse.
Fiction.
PZ7.5.M427 / On 2024