All American boys
Reynolds, Jason2021
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Total copies: 2
I just wanted to live. After a violent act that leaves their community and, ultimately, the country divided, Rashad and Quinn - one Black, one White - face the truth that racism and prejudice are all around us. I just wanted him to stop beating me. I just wanted to live.After a violent act that leaves their community and, ultimately, the country divided, Rashad and Quinn - one Black, one White - face the truth that racism and prejudice are all around us. And there's a future at stake, a future where no one will have to deal with police brutality. They just have to risk everything they've ever known to speak out.This edition includes evocative black and white illustrations from Akhran Girmay.
Main title:
All American boys / Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kieley.
Author:
Work:
Edition:
[New] edition / illustrated by Akhran Gimay.
Imprint:
London : Faber, 2021.
Collation:
337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: US: Atheneum Books, 2015.
ISBN:
9780571369454 (pbk)9780571372935 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
813.6YA
Language:
English
Subject:
Young adult fictionOlder Teenage FictionGeneral StoriesChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multiculturalismChildren's / Teenage fiction: Sporting storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: School storiesChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & placesChildren's / Teenage general interest: Boys & menRelating to African American people
BRN:
382082