Blues Journey Cover:Hardcover 12 year-old New York city

12 year-old New York city kid Santi is heading upstate

he ends up with a big lump on his head

A Junior Library Guild Selection April 2021

And why are the cops suddenly at Jordan’s door

Isaac doesn’t even want to go back—but maybe there is still a way for him to grow the coolest beard

Blues Journey Cover:Hardcover 12 year-old New York cityThe blues aren't all sad. There's joy in the blues as well as heartbreak. Love discovered. Love lost. Love just around the corner. In this beautiful tribute to the poetry and art of the blues, renowned author Walter Dean Myers collaborates with his son, award winning illustrator Christopher Myers, in a true masterpiece of picture book creation filled with struggle, grief, hope, joy, and love. Each original blues style verse on a page calls out a