A review by jwinchell
Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence by Joel Christian Gill

3.0

I think this is YA that adults should read so that they better understand kids. And kids should read it so that they better understand trauma and violence that may be around them or their friends. There are some scenes of sexual abuse that are not dealt with in any real way; I would have liked for there to be some material in the back about how to get help- for the abuse or for the violence. Now that I think about how important that is, I’m dropping my review to 3 stars because I think Gill could have been more responsible to his readers. Otherwise, a compelling topic.