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Gr 2–4—Not for the faint of heart, this book follows the journey of a boy and his mother as they escape family violence. The title informs the meaning of the story's structure: The pair, who have tan skin and dark hair, move from house to house, each one "stronger" than the last until they return full-circle to the original house they fled, which becomes, with the support of an array of neighbors and family of various skin colors, the strongest house of them all. The violence from "his fists" is depicted as a storm inside the first house, a metaphor that is extended into ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More