Language: R (100+ swears, 2 “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (abuse mentioned, shooting mentioned)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Justyce may be off to college, but Quan, who grew up just a block away, is sitting in a youth detention facility, accused in a police shooting. In his frustration, Quan starts writing to Justyce. Using flashbacks, Quan’s story – how a bright, curious, kind boy came to this – unfolds.
Pair this immediately with Sharon Flake’s The Life I’m In and teach! Then hand your students Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi. SO much rich material for talking about social justice, the prison system, and opening white eyes to all the different kinds of lives going on around them.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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