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Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater
50 reviews
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence
Minor: Police brutality
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There were too many players and not enough pages for this story to be written like this.
While the whole case is interesting and asks a lot about the appropriate way to handle racism and cyber bullying in a public school and when is the punishment too much for the crime, this book is formatted so oddly, and lacks enough clarity to keep track of who is who and what happened to them.
While the whole case is interesting and asks a lot about the appropriate way to handle racism and cyber bullying in a public school and when is the punishment too much for the crime, this book is formatted so oddly, and lacks enough clarity to keep track of who is who and what happened to them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence
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medium-paced
While I wasn't as hooked into this as I was The 57 Bus, also by Slater, it's still a really interesting read. Especially in the context of the current climate of book banning, because this just shows that it's incredibly hard to control what your kids and teens see on the internet. There is a lot of great discussion in this book about free speech and how that applies to things like hate speech, racsim, etc.
Slater does have a way of writing that is accessible for teens, though, especially with complex topics like this. Overall, I think the narrative was a little longer than it possibly needed to be. By the end, it felt a little repetitive and maybe dragged on a bit.
However, the information is important and relevant and I definitely recommend it for that!
Slater does have a way of writing that is accessible for teens, though, especially with complex topics like this. Overall, I think the narrative was a little longer than it possibly needed to be. By the end, it felt a little repetitive and maybe dragged on a bit.
However, the information is important and relevant and I definitely recommend it for that!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery
Minor: Sexual violence
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This book needs more publicity immediately!
The entire time listening to this audiobook, I kept thinking, "How can I get my teenage sons to read this book?" It is one of those books that every high schooler must read. It needs to be extensively discussed in classrooms. It is that book that, as soon as I finished it, I wanted to start it again.
This is nonfiction at its best. There are so many layers and facets to this story, and Dashka Slater does an incredible job of laying out each one in a way that encourages the reader to consider every side while simultaneously looking inward to reflect on how our own seemingly harmless choices can have a lasting impact on our own lives and the lives of others.
The entire time listening to this audiobook, I kept thinking, "How can I get my teenage sons to read this book?" It is one of those books that every high schooler must read. It needs to be extensively discussed in classrooms. It is that book that, as soon as I finished it, I wanted to start it again.
This is nonfiction at its best. There are so many layers and facets to this story, and Dashka Slater does an incredible job of laying out each one in a way that encourages the reader to consider every side while simultaneously looking inward to reflect on how our own seemingly harmless choices can have a lasting impact on our own lives and the lives of others.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism
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This is a great example of a nonfiction book that I think will appeal to teenagers. People their own age are the focus of the story and it deals with issues relevant to them: peer pressure, racism, mental health, and social media, just to name a few. I think the mix of narrative and history and definition in here is really good as well, with the author providing important context on things like junk racial science and restorative justice. The more creative poems and written pieces also ask really thought-provoking questions that would lead to great discussion. Short chapters, quick pace, overall a valuable find.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt
Minor: Sexual violence
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Heavy stuff. This book brilliantly explores and validates both victim and bully. It allows the problem to remain nuanced. It respects the victims, strongly disavows racism, and recognizes the impossible situation dumb teenage perpetrators faced. It’s a tough topic and deals with horrible racism. But it’s beautifully done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Accountable is the true story of a group of high school students involved in a series of racist social media posts. Dashka Slater, author of the award-winning book The 57 Bus, again did her homework when researching the events that are retold in this book. Through interviews, diary entries, and more, Slater urges readers to think about what it means to be held accountable for our actions. I loved that she recounted the events from multiple perspectives - both the perpetrator and the victims as well as school staff and parents. This would make a great literature/ELA pick for high school teachers.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) and NetGalley for a review copy of the book and audiobook.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) and NetGalley for a review copy of the book and audiobook.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Suicidal thoughts
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Social currency outweighs empathy in every 16 year old’s mind. This story is a sad reality with no solution in sight, which makes this hard to write a review for, because the book states the facts and doesn’t offer solutions. This is a social study in racism and empathy everyone should hear and understand that a joke with someone as a target is never just a joke.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence