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The Death and Life of Benny Brooks

Sort of a Memoir

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By Ethan Long

Read by Josh Hurley

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Oct 3, 2023
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books
ISBN-13
9781668632543

Price

$18.99

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  2. Hardcover
  3. Trade Paperback

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  1. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $18.99
  2. ebook $9.99 $12.99 CAD
  3. Hardcover $16.99 $22.99 CAD
  4. Trade Paperback $8.99 $11.99 CAD

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An award-winning children’s book creator grapples with the darker undercurrents of his childhood in this poignant and honest illustrated memoir, for readers of Free Lunch and The List of Things That Will Not Change.

Benny’s life is slowly unraveling. His parents are newly divorced, his mom chooses to move away, and Benny and his brother and sister are left with their chain-smoking dad, who has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. Benny is lonely, anxious, and very angry. He can’t sleep at night and spends his days trying to survive fifth grade. 

Writing from a personal place, award-winning creator Ethan Long sheds light on the challenges of growing up amidst family turmoil in this thought-provoking, bighearted story that brims with hope. 

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Social Themes
  • Adolescence & Coming Of Age

Ethan Long is the acclaimed author and illustrator of more than thirty books for young people, including Up, Tall and High, for which he received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. This is his first book for older readers. Ethan lives with his family in Colorado and invites you to visit him at ethanlong.com. 

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Blurb graphic for The Death and Life of Benny Brooks by Ethan Long. Quote reads, "The perfect book for readers trying their best to come to terms with the many curveballs life hurls."--Janet Tashjian
Blurb graphic for The Death and Life of Benny Brooks by Ethan Long. Quote 1 reads, "Life-affirming and at times laugh-out-loud funny."--Dan Yaccarino. Quote 2 reads, "Heartbreaking and beautiful."--Jason Carter Eaton
Blurb graphic for The Death and Life of Benny Brooks by Ethan Long. Quote reads, "A terrific read that tackles real-world kid issues with honest, humor, and heart."--Tom Watson
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