A review by thenextgenlibrarian
Breakout by Kate Messner

5.0

I went into this book with no expectations only having heard it was good. Boy, was that an understatement! This book was amazing! What an interesting way for Kate Messner to tell the story via letters, drawings, poems, typed phone recordings and messages for a time capsule submission after a prison break in their small New York town where most of the residents are white and most of the inmates are minorities. Nora’s last letter really got me about racial profiling and white privilege. We need more books like this from both points of view. It reminded me of an elementary style All American Boys. I loved it and highly recommend it. #weneeddiversebooks