Review by alylentz - Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

alylentz 's review for:

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater

4.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

This is a great example of a nonfiction book that I think will appeal to teenagers. People their own age are the focus of the story and it deals with issues relevant to them: peer pressure, racism, mental health, and social media, just to name a few. I think the mix of narrative and history and definition in here is really good as well, with the author providing important context on things like junk racial science and restorative justice. The more creative poems and written pieces also ask really thought-provoking questions that would lead to great discussion. Short chapters, quick pace, overall a valuable find.

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