When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris

It's time to step up, to do what the Newport News police department won't. If I was a better brother, she'd be finishing senior year instead of being another name on a missing persons list. If I hadn't hung up on her that night, she would be at our house, spending time with Grandma. I, Jay Murphy, can admit that, for a minute, I thought my sister Nicole just got caught up with her boyfriend-a drug dealer-and his friends. No one even blinks twice over a missing black girl from public housing because she must've brought whatever happened to her upon herself. When you look like us-brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades-everyone else thinks you're trouble. Harris comes a timely, gripping teen novel about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where black girls’ disappearances are too often overlooked. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Tiffany D. A must for YA collections.' (School Library Journel)Ī timely, gripping teen novel about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where black girls' disappearances are too often overlooked, from debut author Pamela Harris. It's time to step up, to do what the Newport News police department won't.Īlso a 2022 ALA Notable Book for a Global Society Award winner!'A high-speed story that will draw teens in and keep them turning pages until they reach the unpredictable and thrilling ending.

No one even blinks twice over a missing Black girl from public housing because she must've brought whatever happened to her upon herself.

When you look like us-brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades-everyone else thinks you're trouble. A high-speed story that will draw teens in and keep them turning pages until they reach the unpredictable and thrilling ending. fiction young adult emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced Description From debut author Pamela Harris comes a timely, gripping teen novel about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where black girls disappearances are too often overlooked. A must for YA collections.' (School Library Journal)Ī 2022 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work nominee and a 2022 Edgar Award nominee, this timely, gripping teen novel is about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where Black girls' disappearances are too often overlooked, from debut author Pamela Harris. 'A high-speed story that will draw teens in and keep them turning pages until they reach the unpredictable and thrilling ending.

When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris