A review by bella_cavicchi
This Is My America by Kim Johnson

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is a gripping tale about life as a Black family in the US and the painful and persistent racial bias that pervades our criminal justice system. Johnson can clearly write, and I was incredibly impressed by how she weaved together storylines across generations. But, man, did I want it to be edited more tightly.

One I would still absolutely recommend to teenage readers.
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