Onyx Beyond [Hardcover]

Praised as a story of perserverance and love in a starred review byKirkus,here is a story about keeping dreams alive.

Onyx lives with his mother, who is showing signs of early-onset dementia. He doesn't want to bring attention to his home -- if Child Protective Services finds out, they'll put him into foster care.

As he's trying to keep his life together, the Civil Rights Movement is accelerating. Is there anywhere that's safe for a young Black boy? Maybe, if only Onyx can fulfill his dream of becoming an astronaut and exploring space, where none of these challenges will follow him. In the meantime, Onyx can dream. And try to get his mom the help she needs.

Based on her own father's story of growing up in the 1960s and facing the same challenge with his own mother, award winner Amber McBride delivers another affecting depiction of being young and Black in America.

Award-winning author Amber McBride explores being young and Black in America in this middle-grade novel about a boy dealing with his mother's descent into early-onset dementia, set amid the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.Amber McBrides debut young adult novel,Me (Moth), was a finalist for the National Book Awards and won the 2022 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, among many other accolades. Her second young adult novel,We Are All So Good at Smiling, was aSchool Library JournalBest Book of the Year, and praised for offering important messages, uniquely delivered byKirkusin a starred review.Gone Wolf,Amber McBrides middle grade fiction debut, was awarded theLos Angeles TimesBook Prize and was named a Best Book of the Year byPublishers WeeklyandKirkus Reviews. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

ANotable Verse Novel, National Council of Teachers of English
A Bank Street Center for Children's Literature Best Book of the Year

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