A Boy Like You

by Frank Murphy (Author) Kayla Harren (Illustrator)

A Boy Like You
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Carolyn W. Field Award (Pennsylvania Library Association) - Honors Award

2020-2021 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award List

2020 Amelia Bloomer List

Winner of the 2019 Eureka! Gold Awards

Winner of Best of 2019 Kids Books - Future Classics Category

There's more to being a boy than sports, feats of daring, and keeping a stiff upper lip. A Boy Like You encourages every boy to embrace all the things that make him unique, to be brave and ask for help, to tell his own story and listen to the stories of those around him. In an age when boys are expected to fit into a particular mold, this book celebrates all the wonderful ways to be a boy.

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"The world needs a boy like you," Murphy writes assuredly as a boy is shown standing out from a variably diverse crowd. Encouraging readers to contribute positively to the world around them, Harren's images show the boy sitting "with the new kid," recycling a bottle, telling a passerby he's dropped his wallet, and expressing himself in healthy ways (looking into adulthood, the boy imagines himself in different professions, including construction worker, artist, and teacher). Being brave means sometimes being afraid, Murphy asserts, and asking for help and not being afraid to cry are also signs of strength. The story is directed squarely at boys, but Harren's illustrations show representations of all kinds of kids and families. Being a boy can mean many things, Murphy suggests, but being "a smart boy, a brave boy, a kind boy" are the first important steps toward manhood. Ages 6-7. (July)

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Frank Murphy
FRANK MURPHY has taught a wide variety grades at the elementary and middle school level. A history buff, baseball fan, and popular speaker, Frank is the author of many fun historical fiction books for young readers. including several popular Random House Step into Reading History Readers.

SARAH GREEN is a RISD-educated designer and illustrator based in California. Her work has been featured in 3x3 Magazine, and she has received several awards from the Society of Illustrators.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781534110465
Lexile Measure
500
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Publication date
July 15, 2019
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV005000 - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
Library of Congress categories
Individuality
Boys
Conduct of life

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