pickA YA book so I‘m obviously not the intended audience which shows in my rating (3 ⭐️). It was very readable, accessible, engaging and I imagine quite informative/eye opening and relevant to younger readers. I think for its audience it‘s a great read. #readyourkindle
bailedI just can‘t with this book anymore. If you are into martial arts for the sport, the exercise, the community - if you‘re more into forms than sparring - this book is absolutely NOT written for you. If you‘re into martial arts to win fist fights (street fights is Christensen‘s preferred term), to beat people up, to find new, unique, inventive, and technical ways to hurt people…
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Anyone else see a problem here? This guy goes on and on about how he was a cop and all the fist fights he got into. A motorist is angry, so your response is to elbow him in the face repeatedly? This guy is straight up obsessed with beating people up. He doesn‘t give a crap about sport, his in it to beat people up. I don‘t feel like this is what martial arts are supposed to be about these days.
#SoloTraining #LorenWChristensen
“He wasn‘t strong because he wasn‘t afraid. No, he was strong because he kept doing it even though he was afraid.”
This book would do well in a middle school and high school setting. It allows students to see how other students experience life through societal biases and stereotypes and can increase a sense of empathy for differences in life.
pickThis book has an important story to tell about a complex to-be friend group. In high school Rasham and Quinn are two students just trying to live their life. After a night out at a party, Quinn sees Rashad being brutally attacked by a police officer and does not know what to do. The story unfolds to see how the students and community respond to these actions while the two boys have to deal with their own personal lives as well.
pickThis book is about two high school boys and their journey of becoming friends as they handle racism and police brutality in their community. The book highlights the aspects of racial inequalities and coming together to bring light on social injustices. Overall, the book is very well-written and is very relatable to current world problems that many people face today within their communities.
pickTwo boys in high school, one boy is black, Rashad and one boy is white, Quinn, they are not friends in the beginning. They go to a party with a separate group of friends, Quinn is looking to buy alcohol, and Rashad accidentally trips a woman and spills across the store. Rashad is then arrested and beaten by a police officer. Quinn is faced with what he should do about the way the police officer treated Rashad.
pickTwo boys in high school, one black and one white main character. The boys don't start out as friends. The black student was accused of stealing in a convenience store. The store owner calls the police, and the officer drags the boys out of the store and beats him. There's an inner monologue with the second student about how to proceed after witnessing this beating. This event causes an uproar and a division in the community.
