Butt Sandwich & Tree

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From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Wesley King comes a tender and grounded middle grade mystery about brothers, basketball, and a young boy on the autism spectrum.

Eleven-year-old Green loves his devoted older brother, Cedar, a popular basketball star, but that doesnt mean he wants to follow in his footsteps. He doesnt really care about sports or making friends. Still, eventually Green caves to pressure to try out for the basketball team. He may be tall like Cedar, but hes nowhere near as skilled.

And when a confrontation with the coach spurs Green to flee the court, his flight coincides with a priceless necklace going missingmaking him the number one suspect. To clear Greens name, the two brothers team up to find the necklace, and along the way, they learn to appreciate their differencesand the things that bring them together.

Author Bio

Wesley King is the author of over a dozen novels for young readers.His debut,OCDaniel, is an Edgar Award winner, a Canada Silver Birch Award winner, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and received a starred review fromBooklist. The companion novel,Sara and the Search for Normal, received a starred review fromSchool Library Journaland was the recipient of the Violet Downey Book Award and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Childrens Book Award. King has also writtenThe Incredible Space Raiders from Space!,A World Below,Butt Sandwich & Tree, and Kobe BryantsNew York Timesbestselling Wizenard series. He lives in Newfoundland.