Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
by Williams-Garcia, Rita
National Book Award/HonorsSLJ Best BookGriefFamilyBlack PeopleGrandparentsMusiciansJunior Library Guild Selection
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AR Book Level
4.4
AR Points
4
Word Count
29,441
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
189070 EN
About this book
Clayton feels most alive when he's playing music with his grandfather, Cool Papa Byrd, and the band of Bluesmen. He can't wait to join them just as soon as he has a blues song of his own, but then the unthinkable happens.