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Book Review: All American Boys

Book Details: Published Date: September 29, 2015Author: Jason Reynolds & Brendan KielyGenre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Realistic FictionFormat: Kindle/AudiobookNarrators: Guy Lockard & Keith HobbsLength: 334 pages/6h 35m A bag of chips. That’s all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for at the corner bodega. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul Galluzzo, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad’s pleadings… Continue reading Book Review: All American Boys

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Book Review: Dear Justyce (Dear Martin #2)

Book Details: Published Date: September 29, 2020Author: Nic StoneGenre: Young Adult, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, African AmericanFormat: AudibleNarrator: Dion GrahamLength: 4h 45m An unflinching look into the tragically flawed practices and silenced voices in the American juvenile justice system.Vernell LaQuan Banks and Justyce McAllister grew up a block apart in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Wynwood Heights. Years later, though, Justyce walks… Continue reading Book Review: Dear Justyce (Dear Martin #2)

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Book Review: Dear Martin (Dear Martin #1)

Book Details: Published Date: October 17, 2017Author: Nic StoneGenre: Young Adult, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, African AmericanFormat: AudibleNarrator: Dion GrahamLength: 4h 32m After a traffic stop turns violent at the hands of the police, a young Black teen grapples with racism - and what it means for his future. Critically acclaimed author Nic Stone boldly tackles America’s troubled history with race relations… Continue reading Book Review: Dear Martin (Dear Martin #1)