Behind You
Publisher
Putman's Sons
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9780399239885
Pages
118 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After fifteen-year-old Jeremiah is mistakenly shot by police, the people who love him struggle to cope with their loss as they recall his life and death, unaware that 'Miah is watching over them.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL720L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Family member death; Interracial; death of a son; death of a child; interracial relationship
Main Character
multiple
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American) / White
Family Formation
separated mother and father
Awards
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
grief; interpersonal relations; New York; racial injustice; different perspectives
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Woodson, Jacqueline, "Behind You" (2004). Diverse Families. 55.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/55