Clayton Byrd goes underground /
Rita Williams-Garcia ; illustrations by Frank Morrison.
- 166 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
OBOB 2019-2020.
School Library Journal starred, May 2017 Booklist starred, March 2017 Horn Book Starred, May 2017 Pub Weekly, April 2017 Kirkus Starred, March 2017 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2017
Clayton is forbidden by his mother from playing the blues after his grandfather dies and runs away to the subways to join a band.
African Americans--Fiction. Blues (Music)--Fiction. Grandparent and child--Fiction. Grandfathers--Fiction. Bereavement--Fiction. Family life--Fiction. Subways--Fiction.