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The Cost of Knowing

by Brittney Morris
The Cost of Knowing

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Author Brittney Morris (Slay) describes this as “a Black-boy-joydespite” book, and that’s exactly how it reads. Alex can see the future of any person or object he touches, and he’s learned the hard way that doesn’t mean he can change things. When he sees that his little brother Isaiah is doomed to die soon, he decides to do everything he can to give Isaiah the best last days possible. Morris deftly bares the particular expectations, challenges, and threats our society puts on Black boys, and the joy Alex and Isaiah create together despite is brave, bright, and beautiful. Recommended By Madeline S., Powells.com

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Dear Martin meets They Both Die at the End in this gripping, evocative novel about a Black teen who has the power to see into the future, whose life turns upside down when he foresees his younger brother's imminent death, from the acclaimed author of SLAY.

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus is trying his best. He tries to be the best employee he can be at the local ice cream shop; the best boyfriend he can be to his amazing girlfriend, Talia; the best protector he can be over his little brother, Isaiah. But as much as Alex tries, he often comes up short.

It's hard to for him to be present when every time he touches an object or person, Alex sees into its future. When he touches a scoop, he has a vision of him using it to scoop ice cream. When he touches his car, he sees it years from now, totaled and underwater. When he touches Talia, he sees them at the precipice of breaking up, and that terrifies him. Alex feels these visions are a curse, distracting him, making him anxious and unable to live an ordinary life.

And when Alex touches a photo that gives him a vision of his brother's imminent death, everything changes.

With Alex now in a race against time, death, and circumstances, he and Isaiah must grapple with their past, their future, and what it means to be a young Black man in America in the present.

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"Emotional. Tense. And full of teen boy angst, Morris offers redemption and a fresh start for two brothers crushed by the world around them and at odds with each other. Pick it up for the super powers. Stay for the brotherly love and unsolved mysteries." Gabby Rivera, author of Juliet Takes a Breath and Marvel's America

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"The Cost of Knowing is a tense and timely portrayal of powerful Black boys growing up too soon with knowledge that the past and future are aligned against them. Morris writes the best kind of speculative fiction, the kind where reality is close enough to touch." Lamar Giles, author of Not So Pure and Simple and Spin

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"The Cost of Knowing is taut and powerful, with a beautifully rendered sibling relationship at its heart. I was deeply moved." Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls and Burn Our Bodies Down

About the Author

Brittney Morris is the author of SLAY and The Cost of Knowing. She is also the founder and former president of the Boston University Creative Writing Club. She holds a BA in economics. You can find her online at AuthorBrittneyMorris.com and on Twitter or Instagram @BrittneyMMorris.

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ISBN:
9781534445451
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
04/06/2021
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language:
English
Pages:
336
LCCN:
2020017545
Age Range:
13 to 17
Grade Range:
8 to 12
Author:
Brittney Morris

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