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400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008422141
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Children'sBooks
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Description
One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. ‘Boys just being boys’ turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal Shahid’s bright future is upended: he is...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,965 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
challenging 52%
sad 45%
inspiring 40%
hopeful 38%
dark 31%
tense 22%
informative 21%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 38%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Police brutality400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008422141
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Children'sBooks
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Description
One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. ‘Boys just being boys’ turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal Shahid’s bright future is upended: he is...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,965 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
challenging 52%
sad 45%
inspiring 40%
hopeful 38%
dark 31%
tense 22%
informative 21%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 38%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Police brutality