The black kids / Christina Hammonds Reed.
With the Rodney King riots closing in on high school senior Ashley and her family, the privileged bubble she has enjoyed, protecting her from the difficult realities most black people face, begins to crumble.
Record details
- ISBN: 1534462724
- ISBN: 9781534462724
- ISBN: 9781471188190
- ISBN: 1471188191
- Physical Description: 362 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2020]
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 14 up. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Grades 10-12. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. HL830L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.3 14 508901. |
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Genre: | Young adult fiction. Historical fiction. Bildungsromans. Domestic fiction. |
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- 15 of 15 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA HAM 2020 (Text) | 0002205669902 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
The Black Kids
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Summary
The Black Kids
A New York Times bestseller A William C. Morris Award Finalist "Should be required reading in every classroom." --Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin "A true love letter to Los Angeles." --Brandy Colbert, award-winning author of Little & Lion "A brilliantly poetic take on one of the most defining moments in Black American history." --Tiffany D. Jackson, author of Grown and Monday's Not Coming Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give , this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots. Los Angeles, 1992 Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It's the end of senior year and they're spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. They can already feel the sunny days and endless possibilities of summer. Everything changes one afternoon in April, when four LAPD officers are acquitted after beating a black man named Rodney King half to death. Suddenly, Ashley's not just one of the girls. She's one of the black kids. As violent protests engulf LA and the city burns, Ashley tries to continue on as if life were normal. Even as her self-destructive sister gets dangerously involved in the riots. Even as the model black family façade her wealthy and prominent parents have built starts to crumble. Even as her best friends help spread a rumor that could completely derail the future of her classmate and fellow black kid, LaShawn Johnson. With her world splintering around her, Ashley, along with the rest of LA, is left to question who is the us ? And who is the them ?