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Kneel
by Candace Buford
Thanks to Netgalley and Inkyard press for the advance Kindle copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 for this 9.14.21 release. Amid rising racial tensions in his Louisiana town - and the murder of an innocent Black teen at the hands of a white police officer - high school senior Russell is fed up. Football is his ticket out, but with the cop who pulled the trigger walking free, and aggressions from a rival white team, he finds it harder and harder to just stand by and let things roll off his back. With his best friend and quarterback kicked off the team for alleged aggression he didn’t initiate, Rus makes the decision to kneel during the National Anthem. The ripples that it creates make him a target, and he has to stand up for himself and his dreams. Highly recommended for grades 7+.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 for this 9.14.21 release. Amid rising racial tensions in his Louisiana town - and the murder of an innocent Black teen at the hands of a white police officer - high school senior Russell is fed up. Football is his ticket out, but with the cop who pulled the trigger walking free, and aggressions from a rival white team, he finds it harder and harder to just stand by and let things roll off his back. With his best friend and quarterback kicked off the team for alleged aggression he didn’t initiate, Rus makes the decision to kneel during the National Anthem. The ripples that it creates make him a target, and he has to stand up for himself and his dreams. Highly recommended for grades 7+.