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 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 chapter 1 everything is backward it was the first day of school actually it was the nineteenth day of school but it was my first day and all i could think about was how happy i was that i had already missed three weeks and that this would be the last first day in this place i would ever have. 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 black suit jason reynolds 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 mother s death matt discovers that the drama of high school is actually a trivial matter as he begins a new job at a funeral home