Language: PG (3 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG (mention of teen pregnancy); Violence: PG (fight, no blood).
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
When 7th graders De'Kari (Flow) and Ebony (Eb) have an altercation in the cafeteria over Eb stepping on Flow's new shoes, both receive a 10-day suspension. Now each has 2 weeks at home to deal with the consequences and figure out how to do better.
Except for a couple of text messages, the kids don't interact with each other during the suspension, so while I expected the fight to continue, it was more about the kids dealing with their own issues. Both characters' voices are great, Baptist writes for young black kids beautifully. Throughout the read, I kept remembering Johnson's Playing the Cards You're Dealt which would be a great companion read. Eb & Flo is a novel in verse narrated from alternating points of view, and the chapters are short. The characters are Black.
Lisa Librarian
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