Brown Boy Nowhere: A Novel

Brown Boy Nowhere: A NovelWelcome to Nowhere, kid. Life starts here. Whats the problem? Sixteen year old Filipino American Angelo Rivera will tell you flat out. Life sucks. Hes been uprooted from his San Diego home to a boring landlocked town in the middle of nowhere. Behind him, ocean waves, his girlfriend, and the biggest skateboarding competition on the California coast. Ahead, flipping burgers at his parents new diner and, as the only Asian in his all white school, being

a man who throws a living funeral for his dying brother

Even though the guitar is broken and she doesn’t know how to play

it means more chores and keeping an eye on Lolo as his health worsens

or became the captain of the soccer team

Fans of Every Little Thing and One Love will also love the lyrical rhythm and the powerful message of love

She excelled at science and went on to study in the United States

providing multiple ways of exploring language and building vocabulary

All children deserve to see themselves represented positively in the books they read

• 2019 NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels winner

Shazier doggedly pursued a return to professional football

Back matter includes a time line

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