Kinda Like Brothers
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780545224970
Pages
256 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When his mother takes in a twelve-year-old foster boy, Jarrett is forced to share his room and his friends with the new boy.
Grade Level
3-5
Lexile Measure
660L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Foster Care; Single parent; foster home care; foster baby; foster child; foster siblings; foster mother; single mother
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American)
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015 Choices, 2015 Notable Children's Books, 2015 Grand Canyon Reader Award, 2017
Nominee Sasquatch Reading Award, 2017
Nominee
Keywords
mothers and sons; sharing rooms; basketball; patience; secrets; friendship; step team
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Booth, Coe, "Kinda Like Brothers" (2014). Diverse Families. 596.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/596