OLDER FICTION
Ehrenberg, Pamela

Ethan, Suspended

(4) YA After eighth-grader Ethan injures a classmate at his wealthy suburban school, his divorcing parents send him to live with his elderly grandparents in Washington, DC. The only white student in his new school, Ethan slowly makes friends and adjusts to his grandparents' lifestyle. Though the plot drags at times, the story explores racism and maturation from an unusual angle.

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