A review by brandie_shanae
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles

5.0

I definitely have to say that this is a great book. There are some similarities between The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and Monday's not coming by Tiffany D. Jackson. When I was reading this book I was in tears the whole time. When I read this book I thought about my son and how I need to raise him a certain way due to certain events that have been occurring today, etc...police brutality, bigotry, police shootings, assault and much more. When I think about the black community and back during the time of slavery when we had to buy our freedom. I thought to myself that freedom is not free. We as a black community are not and will not be seen as equal by some people. This book is a great read and it is reality that we as black people must face on a regular basis. Please read this book and also understand that in the black communities we all need to come together because when we are one unit we are stronger than ever. Black lives matter and it is about time that we show ourselves that we matter and that we do have voice.