Blues Journey Cover:Hardcover 12 year-old New York city

12 year-old New York city kid Santi is heading upstate

Isaac doesn’t even want to go back—but maybe there is still a way for him to grow the coolest beard

Garvey’s finally happy—he’s feeling close to his father through their shared love of music

• 2014 Notable Children

Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges

Blues Journey Cover:Hardcover 12 year-old New York cityThe blues aren't all sad. There's joy in the blues as well as heartbreak. Love discovered. Love lost. Love just around the corner. In this beautiful tribute to the poetry and art of the blues, renowned author Walter Dean Myers collaborates with his son, award winning illustrator Christopher Myers, in a true masterpiece of picture book creation filled with struggle, grief, hope, joy, and love. Each original blues style verse on a page calls out a