This book really made me stop and think and I loved every moment of it. My favorite part was how every chapter was either a differnt character or news or twitter post. It kept the information rolling and made the impact more heartfelt.
pickLight it Up, published in 2019 was a very heavy read. This book went into the details of the aftermath of a 13 year old being killed. this book comes in many different viewpoints given each chapter is the voice of someone else. This book did not shy away from details and is the perfect book to portray how our world treats others without respect.
pickThis book took place in the same neighborhood as the book “How it Went Down.” A thirteen year old black girl is walking quickly home from school with headphones in. But she never makes it home when a white cop shots and kills her. Told from multiple viewpoints of people from the neighborhood. This book was a powerful story about social injustice and strength.
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Saturday night reading buddy! 📚💜🐱📚💜🐱
Still chugging along ... getting some reading in while I wait for my son‘s dentist appointment to wrap up.
“Maybe this is what it‘s like to be married with children. Feeling needed, safe, loved, worried, scared for what the world would do to them. Feeling strong and weak all at once.”
Pretty good summation for me.
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pickThis was an ARC that I picked up at the ALA conference over the summer. I didn‘t realize that it involved the same characters and neighborhood as How it Went Down, which i haven‘t read yet. It doesn‘t matter- this was excellent on its own. A 13 year old black girl is “mistakenly” shot and killed by the police. This book is a series of vignettes from multiple characters, all with different experiences and points of view. 👇👇👇
@Schlinkles @TsundokuAleax I'm finishing up making notes on Washington Black but wanted to know if any of these appealed for next round of
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@Schlinkles let me know when your address changes and where I should send the book!
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