![]() It's time to step up, to do what the Newport News police department won't. ![]() If I was a better brother, she'd be finishing senior year instead of being another name on a missing persons list. If I hadn't hung up on her that night, she would be at our house, spending time with Grandma. ![]() I, Jay Murphy, can admit that, for a minute, I thought my sister Nicole just got caught up with her boyfriend-a drug dealer-and his friends. No one even blinks twice over a missing Black girl from public housing because she must've brought whatever happened to her upon herself. When you look like us-brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades-everyone else thinks you're trouble. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Tiffany D. A must for YA collections." (School Library Journal)Ī 2022 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work nominee and a 2022 Edgar Award nominee, this timely, gripping teen novel is about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where Black girls' disappearances are too often overlooked, from debut author Pamela Harris. ![]() Harris, When You Look Like Us tags: racism 0 likes Like This will only be my fuel, not my combustion. My popping melanin makes me the aggressor in every situation. No one takes a second look at a missing black girl from public housing because she must’ve brought whatever happened to her upon herself. "A high-speed story that will draw teens in and keep them turning pages until they reach the unpredictable and thrilling ending. When You Look Like Us Quotes Showing 1-2 of 2 Doesn't matter that I'm the guy in here trying to work. When you look like usbrown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fadeseveryone else thinks you’re trouble. ![]()
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