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Task #4: Read a book that’s been challenged recently in your school district/library OR read one of the most-challenged/banned books of the year by a queer and/or BIPOC author.
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This was so good!
I don't usually read contemporary YA, because I'm a middle aged mom and YA is not always where it's at for me. This book has been getting so much buzz from my GR friends, I figured I'd check it out, but I usually don't like the hyped books, so I was ... skeptical. And, oh my god, you guys! This book! This book is so good! Ms Thomas has a gift, A GIFT! her dialogue is so spot on it's like I'm right there in the room. This isn't all kittens and rosebuds, this story is heavy. I ...more
I don't usually read contemporary YA, because I'm a middle aged mom and YA is not always where it's at for me. This book has been getting so much buzz from my GR friends, I figured I'd check it out, but I usually don't like the hyped books, so I was ... skeptical. And, oh my god, you guys! This book! This book is so good! Ms Thomas has a gift, A GIFT! her dialogue is so spot on it's like I'm right there in the room. This isn't all kittens and rosebuds, this story is heavy. I ...more
I am finally reviewing this book I read in January. For a YA book, this book covers a lot of ground. It deals with a nearly-impossible number of facets of police shootings of young black men, deftly. The story covers Black Lives Matter-style protests, as well as looting in black neighborhoods vs. not-black neighborhoods, the role of teenagers in activism, code-switching, white privilege and tolerance of racism (especially by white "friends"), solidarity across groups of POCs, police officers of
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This book made me think about all the people in the US who don't know what it means to fear for your life when you see a police officer. And those people who cannot or will not consider for just one moment what that might feel like. And how that might shape your life and your experience and your choices.
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Everyone should read this book. All my fellow white people should read this book. Yes, it's young adult fiction, but it's also one of the most important books I've read in recent years. Yes, to be honest, with my background at first it feels like reading a dialect, but maybe white people need to read some stories that aren't code switched for us. You always lose something in translation. You need to read this if you support Black Lives Matter to be more knowledgeable. But I want to encourage the
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This book should be required reading in all American schools. It follows Starr, a young black girl that lives in the hood, but goes to school at a rich private school. Her best friend from childhood, a young black man, is murdered by a police officer in front of her. I hesitated in reading this book, because I was afraid I would fall apart. However, this book is even better than I imagined. This novel really reminded me of The Outsiders in its ability to highlight social injustice (classism, rac
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Fantastic. Just beautifully done.
Do not be fooled by the fact that this is classified as YA. It is told from the POV of a 16 year old, yes, but it is real, and it is important, and any young person and grown-up who has ever wondered "what's all this Black Lives Matter stuff anyway" should be reading it. The voice of the narrator, Starr, is pitch perfect, whether she is being snarky and sassy or terrified and heartbroken. I would highly highly recommend this to everyone. ...more
Do not be fooled by the fact that this is classified as YA. It is told from the POV of a 16 year old, yes, but it is real, and it is important, and any young person and grown-up who has ever wondered "what's all this Black Lives Matter stuff anyway" should be reading it. The voice of the narrator, Starr, is pitch perfect, whether she is being snarky and sassy or terrified and heartbroken. I would highly highly recommend this to everyone. ...more
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