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Two kids. One fight. No one thinks they’re wrong.
Flow
I don’t even hit girls . . . is what I’m thinking.
I roll my eyes, turn them to my shoes.
Shoes I’ma wear every day till they fall off my feet.
Eb
It was all just an accident!
Nobody was trying to mess up
his Stupid Ugly Shoes.
Now I’ve got my third suspension of seventh grade.
Ebony and De’Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De'Kari's ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now Eb and Flow have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior—to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves.
Award-winning author Kelly J. Baptist delivers a novel in verse that follows Eb and Flow as they navigate their parallel lives. Single-parent homes, tight funds, and sibling dynamics provide a balancing act for the growing tweens. And whether they realize it or not, these two have a lot more in common than they think.
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593666753
- File size: 88547 KB
- Duration: 03:04:28
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- English
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Reviews
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April 1, 2023
Gr 3-7-Abbott-Pratt and Goodson dexterously channel seventh graders Eb and Flow, respectively, whose brawl over sullied sneakers results in a 10-day suspension. Abbott-Pratt is energetic Eb, rebellious enough to get her eighth suspension yet wistfully vulnerable trying to understand why her mother chose to make a home with someone else's kids over her own. Her steadfast grandmother-who seems to be raising all her grands-is Eb's only consistent adult. Goodson is thoughtful Flow, shocked his "I don't hit girls"-insistence didn't stop the cameras from showing something very different, especially remembering what his usually absent father did to his always-there mother. Meanwhile, missing school means enduring Uncle Reggie's tough love. Eb and Flow take turns having their say; by suspension's end, Abbott-Pratt and Goodson's narration overlaps, embodying the tweens' growing understanding of one another-and themselves. VERDICT A dynamic duo aurally transforms Baptist's dueling enemies into free-versing, could-be-might-be friends.
Copyright 2023 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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