{"product_id":"when-you-look-like-us-9780062945891","title":"When You Look Like Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A high-speed story that will draw teens in and keep them turning pages until they reach the unpredictable and thrilling ending. A must for YA collections.” \u003cem\u003e(School Library Journal)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 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. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Tiffany D. Jackson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you look like us—brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades—everyone else thinks you’re trouble. No one even blinks twice over a missing Black girl from public housing because she must’ve brought whatever happened to her upon herself. 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. But she’s been gone too long. Nic, where are you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I hadn’t hung up on her that night, she would be at our house, spending time with Grandma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I was a better brother, she’d be finishing senior year instead of being another name on a missing persons list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s time to step up, to do what the Newport News police department won’t.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBring her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso a 2022 ALA Notable Book for a Global Society Award winner! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524224000343,"sku":"9780062945891","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780062945891.jpg?v=1731855944","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-you-look-like-us-9780062945891","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}