All American Boys by Akhran Girmay, Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kieley

All American Boys

Akhran Girmay, Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kieley

310 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
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A bag of chips. That’s all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad’s pleadings that he’s stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes Rashad’s ever...

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Community Reviews Summary of 6,207 reviews

Moods

emotional 79%
reflective 61%
challenging 53%
inspiring 50%
tense 47%
sad 34%
hopeful 29%
informative 29%
dark 21%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%

Pace

fast 52%
medium 44%
slow 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 51% | Character: 34% | Plot: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 98%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.37

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