All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
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he book All American boys is a remarkable, well inspired, heartfelt book to read. Everyday you don't read a book that's about a kid being misunderstood as a felon and end up in the hospital. In this twisting book by, jason reynolds, and breaden kiely. The book captures the real side of police brutality on kids. In this fiction/ young adult book it captures an African American kid who goes to the store with a duffle bag in his ROTC uniform to buy chips. An old lady trips over him and the chips go flying when a cop sees this thinking he is trying to steal. The officer pins him to the ground assaulting him while this is happening everything is being recorded. My favorite part about this book is how the whole community comes together to fight for what is right. One point I hope to apply to my life is that never judge a book by its cover and, as well, it doest matter what's on the outside but inside. One question after reading this book I would say is what happens after all these protests in the book and what happens in court. Readers can look forward most about this book to seeing the side of how kids see what the police do to people.
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Young Adult Realistic Fiction
Teenage JROTC cadet Rashad finds himself brutally attacked by a police officer without probable cause and ends up in the hospital. In an alternate POV, classmate and football player, Quinn, witnesses the brutal attack. Unfortunately, the cop that beat Rashad is Quinn's stand-in father figure, his best friend's older brother, Paul. Quinn struggles with his involvement in the beating as well as his relationships with his best friend and their family. Meanwhile, Rashad becomes a hashtag for repeatedly missing school while he heals in the hospital. This is a tough read, similar to The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes, with police brutality against an unarmed Black boy and its effect on the characters' lives at the forefront of the story. The chapters alternate between Rashad and Quinn's perspectives to give a well-rounded account of how the events affect the community and classmates. The subject matter is tough, but it ultimately has a very uplifting message of togetherness and reminds us all that we must do our part to speak up and stand against racism. Content warnings include language, drug use, police brutality, bullying, and more.
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