Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker RhodesISBN: 9780316493802
Publication Date: 2020
A story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which they are forced to navigate the world, all while training for a fencing competition. Framed. Bullied. Disliked. Sometimes, 12-year-old Donte wishes he were invisible. Dubbing him "Black Brother," Donte's teachers and classmates at the elite prep school he attend make it clear they wish he were more like his lighter-skinned brother, Trey. When he's bullied and framed by the captain of the fencing team he's suspended from school and arrested. As Donte hones his fencing skills and grows closer to achieving his goal of putting the fencing team captain in his place, he learns the fight for justice is far from over. Now Donte must confront his bullies, racism, and the corrupt systems of power that led to his arrest.