Author Description

Young Uzi’s sweet life is turned upside down when his parents bring home Kovi, his newly adopted brother. Uzi was accustomed to being the center of his parents’ universe, and he did not welcome the intrusion of another child, even a child who was an immigrant from Ethiopia. Kovi’s immediate bond with Uzi’s father, a survivor of the Holocaust, creates strife between the brothers, and when Uzi learns the truth about a long-held family secret, he flees his home, eager to distance himself from his parents and the uncomfortable truth. Nine months after his departure, the arrival of a letter from his adopted brother rocks Uzi’s world. He’s forced to confront the horrors of his father’s past, his own childhood, and the events that led to his defection from his ancestral home. MY BrOTHER’S KEEPER provides a poignant look at relationships, history, and the importance of family, no matter how that bond is forged.