My Name Is Leon
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Leon loves chocolate bars, Saturday morning cartoons, and his beautiful, golden-haired baby brother. When Jake is born, Leon pokes his head in the crib and says, "I'm your brother. Big brother. My. Name. Is. Leon. I am eight and three quarters. I am a boy." Jake will play with no one but Leon, and Leon is determined to save him from any pain and earn that sparkling baby laugh every chance he can. But Leon isn't in control of this world where adults say one thing and mean another. When their mother falls victim to her inner demons, strangers suddenly take Jake away; after all, a white baby is easy to adopt, while a half-black, nine-year-old faces a less certain fate. Vowing to get Jake back by any means necessary, Leon's own journey will carry him through the lives of a doting but ailing foster mother, Maureen; Maureen's cranky and hilarious sister, Sylvia; a social worker Leon knows only as "The Zebra"; and a colorful community of local gardeners and West Indian political activists. Told through the perspective of young Leon, too innocent to entirely understand what has happened to him and baby Jake, but determined to do what he can to make things right. In the end, this is an uplifting story about the power of love, the unbreakable bond between brothers, and the truth about what ultimately makes a family. My Name Is Leon will capture your imagination and steal your heart.
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De Waal, K., & Maby, M. (2016). My Name Is Leon. Unabridged. [United States], Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)De Waal, Kit and Madeleine, Maby. 2016. My Name Is Leon. [United States], Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)De Waal, Kit and Madeleine, Maby, My Name Is Leon. [United States], Simon & Schuster Audio, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)De Waal, Kit, and Madeleine Maby. My Name Is Leon. Unabridged. [United States], Simon & Schuster Audio, 2016.
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