Hands Young Adult Fiction Social Themes - Dating & Sex African American & Black Social Themes - Peer Pressure winner of the Newbery Award

winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award

Hamad’s controlled urgency makes the book an illuminating and poignant read

an unbelievably complicated present

and a cast of unforgettable characters make this series conclusion as satisfying as it is entertaining

Hands Young Adult Fiction Social Themes - Dating & Sex African American & Black Social Themes - Peer Pressure winner of the Newbery Award"Gorgeous and gripping, Hands is a poetic page turner. You might just finish it in one sitting. Torrey Maldonado understands the kids he writes for at the deepest level. Adam Gidwitz, Newbery Honorwinning author of The Inquisitors TaleThe author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuring out how to best use his handsto build or to knock down. Trev would do anything to protect his mom and sisters,