Bound To Stay Bound Books, Inc.

Black kids
Author: Hammonds Reed, Christina

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2020)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 362 p., ill., 21 cm

BTSB No: 416784

ISBN: 9781534462724

Ages: 14-18

Grades: 9-12

Subjects:
Race relations -- Fiction
African Americans -- Fiction
Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992 -- Fiction
Family life -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction
High schools -- Fiction
School stories
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction

Price: $6.50

Summary:
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.

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Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: UG
   Reading Level: 5.30
   Points: 14.0   Quiz: 508901

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