Freedom is Earned

Freedom Is Earned by Kristal McKerrington

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I loved this book and there is a definite message here, screaming to be heard. It is from the youth of our society needing to be recognised as a voice. I should know, as being one of the first ‘baby boomers’ and those to be recognised as ‘teenagers’ way back in the 50-60s, we were the first to be established as a part of society and not ‘just children’ that nobody listened to. We weren’t allowed to vote until we were 21, but we could still be sent off to war at the age of 17 to die for our country. Where was the justice? No wonder we rebelled and wore our ‘ban the bomb’ t-shirts with pride. Our only weapon was rock ‘n roll and the Hippie peace movement back then.

Three generations on, young people are still rebelling against society as they find it. They are still misunderstood, still feared, ridiculed, and still blamed for everything that goes wrong.

Kristal’s book: Freedom is Earned goes a long way into explaining how the generation gap has occurred and possibly how it always will exist. She effectively describes her longing to make a difference and her passion for street dancing as a form of expression for all young people. Within the story, she also describes her own passions, hurts, humiliations and, finally, the strength that these things gave to her.

Against all adversity, Kristal has achieved. I take my hat off to her…



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