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ISBN: 0593118766

ISBN13: 9780593118764

This Is My America

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Item: This Is My America
Rating: 5
Author: Sassy

by Kim Johnson

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Book Overview

"Incredible and searing." --Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin
The Hate U Give meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting first novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system.

Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time--her dad has only 267 days left. Then the unthinkable happens. The police arrive in the night, and Tracy's older brother, Jamal, goes from being a bright, promising track star to a "thug" on the run, accused of killing a white girl. Determined to save her brother, Tracy investigates what really happened between Jamal and Angela down at the Pike. But will Tracy and her family survive the uncovering of the skeletons of their Texas town's racist history that still haunt the present?

Fans of Nic Stone, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Jason Reynolds won't want to miss this provocative and gripping debut.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0593118766

ISBN13:9780593118764

Release Date:July 2020

Publisher:Random House Books for Young Readers

Length:416 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Age Range:14 to 17 years

Grade Range:Grades 9 to 12

Related Subjects

Death Penalty Family And Relationships Friendship Love And Romance Police Brutality The Criminal Justice System Young Adult Family Bonds 13 - 17 Years Children's

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Published by Sassy , 1 year ago

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I actually read it from my library and then ordered it immediately after I finished it. It has important themes (ie racism, police brutality) and it’s just totally engrossing - like a Mission Impossible story yet much more realistic. The only thing I didn’t like about this story is it swears quite a bit more than I’ll typically tolerate in a book. It says all of them, multiple times. Except maybe not taking the Lord’s name in vain. The swearing is actually why I bought it. So I can edit it and then whole heartedly recommend it and loan my copy to friends. I recommend it for people 13+ who don’t mind swearing.