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Barnes, Derrick

We Could Be Brothers

164 pp. | Scholastic | November, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-13573-3 $17.99
(4) YA Two African American middle schoolers from different sides of the tracks unexpectedly become friends during afterschool detention sessions. Robeson is a good student from a middle-class family; Pacino acts tough but is secretly responsible and smart. The characters are a little flat and the too-neat resolution is like a made-for-TV movie, but readers may be drawn in by the teens' experiences.
Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

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