Author
Bruce Brooks
2 books here
What Hearts
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 780L
The most honest children's book about divorce ever written—no villain, no tidy lessons, just a kid learning to live inside contradiction.
The Moves Make the Man
Middle grade · ages 10–12 · 820L · 1987
A genuinely moving portrait of male friendship across race and difference; Brooks' prose about basketball as metaphor for trust is exceptional, and the ending doesn't flinch from real cost.