'Zoboi and Salaam have created nothing short of a masterwork of humanity, with lyrical arms big enough to cradle the oppressed, and metaphoric teeth sharp enough to chomp on the bitter bones of racism. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780008422141 Number of pages: 400 Weight: 350 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 30 mm MEDIA REVIEWS With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth, in a system designed to strip him of both. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal Shahid's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. 'Boys just being boys' turns out to be true only when those boys are white. One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. Perfect for fans of the Noughts & Crosses series and The Hate U Give. From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated.
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