num_pages: 144
description: Nothing is like it used to be. If it were, Mama would still be alive. Papa wouldn't have died. Thirteen-year-old Lafayette's older brother, Charlie wouldn't have done time at a correctional facility. And oldest brother Ty'ree would have gone to college instead of having to work full time to support the three of them. If things were the same, Lafayette wouldn't be so full of questions, like why Mama had to die, why Charlie hates him so much now, and how they're all supposed to survive these times together when so much seems to be set against them.This is the story of three remarkable young men; brothers who have only each other to rely on and who must decide whether they'll work with that or let it tear them apart.
language: English
title: Miracle's Boys
titlecomplete: Miracle's Boys
genres: Cultural, Coming Of Age, Teen, African American, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Family, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 3613
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Young Adult Literature, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Speak