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The black kids / Christina Hammonds Reed.

Summary:

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. Ashley's not always so sure she actually likes her friends these days, but they've been besties since kindergarten. 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 with life as normal. Even as her self-destructive sister gets dangerously involved in the riots. Even as the model black family facade her 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. 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"?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781534462724 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 362 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2020]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
HL830L Lexile
Ages 14 up. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Grades 10-12. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader UG 5.3 14 14 508901
Subject: Race relations > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992 > Fiction.
Families > California > Los Angeles > Fiction.
High schools > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre: Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library YA REED, CHRISTINA (Text) 34455006734749 YA Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library YA (Text) 33062009342768 YA Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library YPBK (Text) 33062009582645 YA Paperback Available -
Easton Main Library REED (Text) 31901004465920 YA Fiction Available -
Easton Palmer Branch HAMMONDS REED (Text) 31901004486918 YA Fiction Available -

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