Eb & Flow
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't miss this poignant novel in verse from the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero.
Two kids. One fight. No one thinks they’re wrong.
Flow
I don’t even hit girls . . . is what I’m thinking.
I roll my eyes, turn them to my shoes.
Shoes I’ma wear every day till they fall off my feet.
Eb
It was all just an accident!
Nobody was trying to mess up
his Stupid Ugly Shoes.
Now I’ve got my third suspension of seventh grade.
Ebony and De’Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De'Kari's ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now Eb and Flow have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior—to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves.
Award-winning author Kelly J. Baptist delivers a novel in verse that follows Eb and Flow as they navigate their parallel lives. Single-parent homes, tight funds, and sibling dynamics provide a balancing act for the growing tweens. And whether they realize it or not, these two have a lot more in common than they think.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this dual-POV novel in verse, Black seventh graders Ebony "Eb" Wilson and De'Kari "Flow" Flood contemplate the conflict that sees them both suspended from school. Following a heated exchange resulting in Eb sullying the sneakers that Flow's father gave him for Christmas, and Flow hitting Eb, the tweens face a 10-day stint at home, and neither of their families is happy. Eb, who lives at her grandmother's bustling, full house, spends her eighth suspension doing as her Granny says and contemplating her perception of herself as a "bad" kid. Flow spends his time taking care of chores, doing boot camp–style workouts with his uncle Reggie, and considering his recent actions alongside a memory of his dad hitting his mom. While the tweens evaluate their families, friendships, and futures, their fight—which has gone viral online—grows into a dispute that threatens to involve their extended community. Personal-feeling lines slowly reveal the duo's similarities and the truth behind the fight as Baptist (The Swag Is in the Socks) expertly taps into the minds of two tweens navigating accountability. Ages 8–12.
