A curriculum guide to the boy in the black suit by jason reynolds about the book matt miller has just incurred a serious loss his mom died only seventeen matt has to become the man of the house since his dad cant step up to the task or handle life without his wife and turns to bottles of whiskey for solace. The boy in the black suit overview the boy in the black suit by jason reynolds is the story of matt miller a high school senior who is learning to cope with his mothers death matt discovers that the drama of high school is actually a trivial matter as he begins a new job at a funeral home he also begins a new relationship. The boy in the black suit by jason reynolds after his mother dies matt finds comfort in an unexpected place the neighborhood read more after his mother dies matt finds comfort in an unexpected place the neighborhood funeral parlor. The boy in the black suit by jason reynolds after his mother dies matt finds comfort in an unexpected place the neighborhood read more 43 total resources 3 awards view text complexity discover like books meet the author recording of the boy in the black suit audio excerpt from the boy in the black suit guest blog post. Jasons many works of fiction include when i was the greatest boy in the black suit all american boys cowritten with brendan kiely as brave as you for every one miles morales spider man the run series ghost patina sunny and lu and long way down which received both a newbery honor and a printz honor