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A review by sonia_reppe
The Confession of Copeland Cane by Keenan Norris, Pete Cross, Adenrele Ojo, Roberto Antonio Martin
5.0
Copeland is an East Oakland teenager from a run-down black community who gets sent to Juvenile Detention for trying to disinfect building mold with a chemical that was determined to be a flammable safety threat. Once out, he is hustling sneakers when he meets someone who gives him the opportunity to attend a prestigious prep school. But trouble still follows him. The odds are stacked against him.
Copeland's community, long neglected by the state, is now being gentrified and his family is losing their home. Police have been privatized. There have been numerous reforms for "Youth Control." Black boys get sent to a toxic detention facility for minor infractions. Copeland's world is so similar to the actual world, just a little worse.
This sounds like a dystopia, but because Copeland is so aware of the workings of the system, can see the propaganda, has a knowledge of the history, where society is headed and why, and is full of clever insights, it is a clever gem that made me LOL. Please listen to the audiobook. The actor who reads Copeland is hilarious.
This book gives a voice to a marginalized youth and those that gentrifiers have displaced. Copeland is a victim but also a hero, displaying his own moral code, attitudes, beliefs and strong spirit. I didn't think it needed the Jaqueline parts, but I still give this 5 stars.
Copeland's community, long neglected by the state, is now being gentrified and his family is losing their home. Police have been privatized. There have been numerous reforms for "Youth Control." Black boys get sent to a toxic detention facility for minor infractions. Copeland's world is so similar to the actual world, just a little worse.
This sounds like a dystopia, but because Copeland is so aware of the workings of the system, can see the propaganda, has a knowledge of the history, where society is headed and why, and is full of clever insights, it is a clever gem that made me LOL. Please listen to the audiobook. The actor who reads Copeland is hilarious.
This book gives a voice to a marginalized youth and those that gentrifiers have displaced. Copeland is a victim but also a hero, displaying his own moral code, attitudes, beliefs and strong spirit. I didn't think it needed the Jaqueline parts, but I still give this 5 stars.