num_pages: 224
description: Printz Award winner Walter Dean Myers has written a realistic urban novel that probes a fatal crisis in the life of two boys. Jesse, the book's narrator, and Rise are best friends, but as time passes, Rise grows increasingly alienated and unpredictable. Living in a neighborhood where gang fights and drive-by shootings are almost commonplace, Jesse wonders whether he and his estranged blood brother are already doomed. A powerful novel from the author of Shooter and Monster.
language: English
title: Autobiography of My Dead Brother
titlecomplete: Autobiography of My Dead Brother
genres: Fiction, African American, Coming Of Age, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Crime, Childrens, Graphic Novels, Audiobook
ratings_count: 1118
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Young People's Literature
publisher: Amistad Books for Young Readers