King and the Dragonflies
byKacen Callender
Winner of the 2020 National Book Awards for YoungPeople’s Literature.In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, King lost hisolder brother. To move on, he must find himself.King is convinced his brother isn’t dead,that he has instead turned into a dragonfly, and he searchesfor Khalid down by the bayou.Khalid visits him in turn, in King’s dreams. King must keepthese secrets to himself as he watches grief transformhis family.It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy.But King had ended their friendship. Before his death, his brotherhad said, “You don’t want anyone to think you’re gay too,do you?”But when Sandy goes missing, sparking atown-wide search, King finds his former best friend and the two beginan adventure as they hide Sandy down by the bayou, among thedragonflies. As King’s friendship with Sandy is reignited,he’s forced to confront questions about himself and the realityof his brother’s death.In this raw and exquisite story, we see that love can set usall free.The Thing About Jellyfish meets The StarsBeneath Our Feet in this story about loss, grief, andfinding the courage to discover one's identity, from the authorof Hurricane Child and bestselling Felix EverAfter."This quiet novel movingly addresses toxic masculinity,homophobia in the black community—especially related to men—fear,and memory. Elegiac and hopeful" Kirkus Reviews
Language
en
Published on
06/04/2020
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780702302817
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