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Tag: Prisons
What’s Your Issue, Fleur? A guest post by Fleur Bradley
How am I supposed to cover the political complexities of incarceration in America for that eight-year-old who just showed me their cat?
Book Review: Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
The reality is that books about racism, the criminal justice system, and the prison industrial complex will always be both timely and timeless. But, I do think that at this particular time in history, maybe more people than ever will be drawn to this story.
Book Review: We’ll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss
Publisher’s description Luke and Toby have always had each other’s backs. But then one choice—or maybe it is a series of choices—sets them down an irrevocable path. We’ll Fly Away weaves together Luke and Toby’s senior year of high school with letters Luke writes to Toby later—from death row. This thought-provoking novel is an exploration of friendship, […]
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Book Review: I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina, Stacey Robinson, and John Jennings
Publisher’s description Alfonso Jones can’t wait to play the role of Hamlet in his school’s hip-hop rendition of the classic Shakespearean play. He also wants to let his best friend, Danetta, know how he really feels about her. But as he is buying his first suit, an off-duty police officer mistakes a clothes hanger for […]
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