Bibliograph

Little brother, love, tragedy, and my search for the truth, Ben Westhoff

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Little brother, love, tragedy, and my search for the truth, Ben Westhoff

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Little brother

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1316835632

Responsibility statement

Ben Westhoff

Sub title

love, tragedy, and my search for the truth

Summary

"In the tradition of such intimate, piercing explorations of race and inequality in America as The Other Wes Moore and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, Little Brother tells the story of investigative journalist Ben Westhoff's relationship with Jorell Cleveland through the Big Brother, Big Sister program in St. Louis, Missouri, and investigates Jorell's tragic unsolved murder at the age of nineteen"--, Provided by publisherSt. Louis. In 2005 Westhoff joined the Bib Brothers Big Sisters program and was paired with Jorell Cleveland, one of nine children from a poor African American family living in nearby Ferguson; the two bonded like brothers. In the summer of 2016, Jorell was shot at point-blank range in broad daylight, yet no one was charged in his death. As Jorell's mentor, Westhoff grappled with grief, and a feeling of responsibility. As a journalist, he began investigating Jorell's death. This is his deeply personal history, combined with a true-crime narrative that exposes the realities of life in communities like Ferguson all around the country. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adult

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