November Blues
{{Short description|2007 young adult novel by Sharon M. Draper}}
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{{Infobox book |
| name = November Blues
| image = November Blues.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = Sharon M. Draper
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| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Jericho Trilogy
| genre = Realistic fiction
| publisher = Atheneum Books
| pub_date = October 23, 2007
| media_type = Print
| pages = 316 pp
| isbn = 978-1416906995
| oclc = 82673248
| dewey =
| congress =
| preceded_by = The Battle of Jericho
| followed_by = Just Another Hero
}}
November Blues is a young adult novel by Sharon M. Draper, first published in 2007. It's the second novel of the Jericho Trilogy, the sequel to The Battle of Jericho. The book tackles the issue of teen pregnancy and its consequences.
Plot summary
November Nelson is a 16 year-old grieving the death of her boyfriend, Josh Prescott, after a hazing incident went horribly wrong. She discovers that she is pregnant with Josh's child, and must navigate the pressures of telling her family, figuring out how to provide for her child, and handling Josh's anguished parents.
Awards
- 2008 Coretta Scott King Honor Book{{Cite news|url=http://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/coretta-scott-king-book-awards-all-recipients-1970-present|title=Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present|last=JAMUNDSEN|date=2012-04-05|work=Round Tables|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}
- 2008 New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}
- 2008 Young Adult Choice Books – International Reading Association{{cite web|last1=Draper|first1=Sharon|title=November Blues|url=http://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=16|website=sharondraper.com|accessdate=21 October 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=16 Author's website]
- [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/sharon-draper/november-blues.htm November Blues at Fantastic Fiction]
Category:American young adult novels
Category:African-American young adult novels
Category:Novels about teenage pregnancy
Category:Simon & Schuster books
Category:Novels by Sharon M. Draper