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Dark Sons
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 610 Ratings and 128 Reviews

Book Description
A guy whose father ripped his heart out too. Me and you, Ishmael, we're brothers, two dark sons. Betrayed, lost, and isolated, the perspectives of two teenage boys---modern-day Sam and biblical Ishmael---unite over millennia to illustrate the power of forgiveness. 'Both lyrical and powerful, Grimes' unusual novel is a meditation on faith and father-son relationships . . . Grimes' commanding metaph... More
Book Information
PublisherZonderkidz
BindingPaperback (10 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages224
ISBN-100310721458
ISBN-13978-0310721451
Publication Date08/24/2010
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About Nikki Grimes (Author) : Nikki Grimes is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Nikki Grimes include Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope, Thanks a Million, The R... more
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