The Boy in the Black Suit

The Boy in the Black Suit

A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book.

Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he canâ€™t handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets a girl whoâ€™s dealt with a lot moreâ€”and who just might be able to clue him in on how to rise up when life keeps knocking him downâ€”in this â€œvivid, satisfying, and ultimately upbeat tale of grief, redemption, and graceâ€ (Kirkus Reviews) from the Coretta Scott King â€“ John Steptoe Awardâ€“winning author of When I Was the Greatest.

Matt wears a black suit every day. No, not because his mom diedâ€”although she did, and it sucks. But he wears the suit for his gig at the local funeral home, which pays way better than the Cluck Bucket, and he needs the income since his dad canâ€™t handle the bills (or anything, really) on his own. So while Dadâ€™s snagging bottles of whiskey, Mattâ€™s snagging fifteen bucks an hour. Not bad. But everything else? Not good. Then Matt meets Lovey. Crazy name, and sheâ€™s been through more crazy stuff than he can imagine. Yet Lovey never cries. Sheâ€™s tough. Really tough. Tough in the way Matt wishes he could be. Which is maybe why heâ€™s drawn to her, and definitely why he canâ€™t seem to shake her. Because thereâ€™s nothing more hopeful than finding a person who understands your lonelinessâ€”and who can maybe even help take it away.
Country USA
Manufacturer Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-01-06
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-01-06
Format	Kindle eBook