Description: Fifth grader Benny wants to focus on not flunking out of fifth grade, but he must also cope with his complicated home life with newly divorced parents, a mother who moves away, and a father with terminal lung cancer.

Review Quotes: Praise for The Death and Life of Benny Brooks:
A BCCB Blue Ribbon Best Book of the Year
A Children's Book Council 6th to 8th Grade Favorites Award List Pick

* "Long is known for his wit, and it emerges in this captivating story as well, particularly in his expressive grayscale drawings, which appear throughout the book. The cartoonlike illustrations keep the tone from becoming unbearably dark, even when the topic is death.... Long's heartening memoir portrays a boy facing challenging situations with hard-won hope and increasing maturity."--Booklist, starred review

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