Books with title Black November

The twelve updated and completely redesigned books in this series are each devoted to a month of the year. Featuring vibrant new photographs and fascinating facts, they cover the number of days, the season, the weather, holidays, and special events that happen for each month. Each book also addresses how weather varies each month for different parts of the country.

Two months after her boyfriend, Josh, dies in a hazing accident, high school senior November discovers she's pregnant. Having to tell her mother is hard enough, but Josh's parents' reaction is even more devastating: they hire a lawyer to try to take her baby away from her. Josh's cousin, Jericho, wants to help November however he can, but he's still dealing with his own sense of responsibility for Josh's death. The sequel to the Coretta Scott King Honor Book "The ""Battle of Jericho "pulls no punches as it explores--with Sharon M. Draper's trademark keen insight into how teenagers think, feel, and speak--the difficult decisions and harsh realities of teen pregnancy.