A review by georgia_sara93
True True by Don P. Hooper

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Gil has been accepted to Augustin for his senior year. He’s the first student to be accepted in his senior year to Augustin, but on his first day he’s already facing racism for being Jamaican and one of the few Black students at the school. By the end of his first week he’s suspended after he’s the target of a racist attack. Using The Art Of War Gil starts to fight back. But in the mean time he’s trying to balance friendships at home and managing with his dad being back in Jamaica and his Granmas dementia. 

This book is so incredible and powerful. Facing managing racism in institutes is always an incredibly difficult thing and something I’ll never really know as a white person. But these stories always aspire to look at more ways I can help to attempt to dismantle systems if and where I can. And there will always be more that I can do. Once again this book shows the power of a YA novel. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin for this ARC.