The Shadow Brothers [Paperback]

A.E. Cannon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992

Marcus and his foster brother, Henry, a Navaho,  have always been close. Marcus doesn't mind letting  Henry lead the way; after all, he's brilliant,  good-natured, and a champion runner. But now that  they are sixteen and Henry is dating the amazing  Celia, and now that he's showing interest in his  Navaho heritage and his family on the reservation,  Marcus is left behind. Henry is turning toward a  world where Marcus will never belong. But like Henry,  Marcus must discover his own strengths and  passions, including his feeling for the extraordinary  girl next door.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Marcus and Henry, his Navajo foster brother, find their paths diverging as they turn 16. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 7-10-- Henry Yazzie, a Navajo, came to live in Utah with the Jenkins family when he was seven. He and Marcus Jenkins grew up as foster brothers. Now they are high-school juniors--racing together (Henry is the better runner), dating, working together, with Marcus happily playing second fiddle and living in Henry's shadow. When another native American, a Hopi, comes to Wakara High School, he razzes Henry. "Apple," he calls him, "red on the outside, white inside." Disturbed, Henry withdraws from his white family and decides to return to the Navajo Nation and to his heritage, perhaps not to stay, but . . . The break with Marcus is difficult for both boys. The loving, supportive Jenkins family is fully developed, and the action is revealed through Marcus' first-person narrative. Cannon has written a read-it-again story on a not-everyday topic. She draws her characters with personal, sometimes humorous idiosyncrasies, embellished with apt teentalk and teenthink. --George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440211670
• ISBN-13: 978-0440211679
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,590,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Navajo boy's struggle, March 1, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Shadow Brothers, The (Hardcover)

It is about a Navajo boy who must become foster brothers with his dad's friend's son. He goes to a high school where he is the only Navajo boy in the area. He has arguments with his foster brother but gets good grades reads a lot and writes poems. His brother gets jealous of him because he is more popular at school and has a better job and has a girlfriend (His foster brother won't even talk to girls). I didn't like this book because it didn't keep me reading. The conflict in the book didn't show up until the last couple of chapters. If I could have rated this book with 0 stars I would have. If you think you would read this book -Cal Cameron by Day Spider-Man by Night-is another book by A.E. Cannon.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the shadow brothers, May 16, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Shadow Brothers, The (Hardcover)

Well first of all I think the book was ok the people that odopted Henry Yazzie,marcuses family brought him home one day.Marcus got along with him quickly.Then they were teens before they knew it.now they have got their own problems.Henry is not spending much time with him any more.
I liked it because it had a good sense of humor.I like the characters in it.it was a good book to read.
I enjoied it because of marcuses lists.
I would recommend this book to people who like a good sense of humor in books.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shadow brothers ,a.e cannon, May 16, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Shadow Brothers, The (Hardcover)

the book was mainly about how Henry & Marcus went through their lives together in school.the way they get through each other dating,& not getting angry or get sad at each other.Like how Marcus had to get through folowing in Henry's shadow. How Henry had to get along (or try to get along) folowing in Frank's shadow because of him losing to him several times. Mostly how Henry & Marcus keep their friendship going. one reason i liked the book are i connect with Marcus by feeling like iam folowing in a persons shadow. Henry i can connect with because some people folow in my shadow as well.