The Season of Styx Malone
A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR BOOK AND THE WINNER OF THE BOSTON GLOBE HORN BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION!
"Extraordinary friendships . . . extraordinary storytelling." --Rita Williams-Garcia, Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-Winning author of One Crazy Summer
Meet Caleb and Bobby Gene, two brothers embarking on a madcap, heartwarming, one-thing-leads-to-another adventure in which friendships are forged, loyalties are tested . . . and miracles just might happen.
Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene are excited to have adventures in the woods behind their house. But Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town.
Then Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. Styx promises the brothers that together, the three of them can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything.
Five best of the year lists!
NPR, HornBook, Kirkus Reviews, SLJ, Shelf Awareness
Five starred reviews!
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State Awards
Georgia
2020-2021, Georgia Children’s Book Award, Nominee
Indiana
2020-2021, Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee
Kansas
2020-2021, William Allen White Children’s Book Award, Nominee
Maryland
2019, Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, Nominee
New Mexico
2020-2021, Land Of Enchantment Book Award, Nominee
Pennsylvania
2020-2021, Pennsylvania Young Readers’ Choice Award, Nominee
Rhode Island
2020, Rhode Island Children’s Book Award, Nominee
Texas
2020, Texas Lone Star Reading List, Selection
Vermont
2019, Vermont Book Awards, Nominee
Washington
2021, Sasquatch Book Award, Nominee
