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  • The Death and Life of Benny Brooks

  • Sort of a Memoir
  • By: Ethan Long
  • Narrated by: Josh Hurley
  • Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins

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By: Ethan Long
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Summary

An award-winning children’s book creator grapples with the darker undercurrents of his childhood in this poignant and honest illustrated memoir, adapted for audio, for listeners of Free Lunch and The List of Things That Will Not Change.

Benny's life is slowly unraveling. His parents are newly divorced, his mom chooses to move away, and Benny and his brother and sister are left with their chain-smoking dad, who has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. Benny is lonely, anxious, and very angry. He can't sleep at night and spends his days trying to survive fifth grade.

Writing from a personal place, award-winning creator Ethan Long sheds light on the challenges of growing up amidst family turmoil in this thought-provoking, bighearted story that brims with hope.

©2023 Ethan Long (P)2023 Christy Ottaviano Books

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