When news reaches seventeen-year-old Matt Foster about his brother's death in Iraq, all he can think of is getting T.J.'s effects--his dog tags, clothing, or journals, whatever his brother had--and learn about his past, which was always secretive and unknown to Matt. However, when he gets T.J.'s effects, they bring up more questions than answers, and in order to learn what he wants to know, Matt may have to battle his dad, risk losing his best friend, and even suspension from school.
year: 2012, 2014
call number/section: 1000
subjects: brothers, juvenile fiction, grief, fathers and sons, high schools, schools, fiction, father-son relationship, school stories, soldiers, iraq war, 2003-2011, juvenile fiction / historical / military & wars, juvenile fiction / social issues / death & dying, juvenile fiction / family / siblings
Editions
Kokie, E. M
Candlewick (2012)
Matt has been sleepwalking through life while seeking answers about his brother T.J.'s death in Iraq, but after discovering that he may not have known his brother as well as he thought he did, Matt is able to stand up to his father, honor T.J.'s memory, and take charge of his own life.
Schools: 13
Kokie, E. M
When news reaches seventeen-year-old Matt Foster about his brother's death in Iraq, all he can think of is getting T.J.'s effects--his dog tags, clothing, or journals, whatever his brother had--and learn about his past, which was always secretive and unknown to Matt. However, when he gets T.J.'s effects, they bring up more questions than answers, and in order to learn what he wants to know, Matt may have to battle his dad, risk losing his best friend, and even suspension from school.
Schools: 2
Kokie, E. M
Candlewick Press (2014)
Matt has been sleepwalking through life while seeking answers about his brother T.J.'s death in Iraq, but after discovering that he may not have known his brother as well as he thought he did, Matt is able to stand up to his father, honor T.J.'s memory, and take charge of his own life.
Schools: 0