Status
Available
Publication
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books (2017), Edition: Reprint, 336 pages
Library's review
Two boys, one black and one white, act out an all-too-familiar drama when the former is brutally beaten during an arrest and the latter witnesses it.
Rashad wasn't trying to steal that bag of chips, but Officer Paul Galuzzo beats him to a pulp rather than hear him out. Quinn doesn't know that, but
If the hands and agenda of the authors are evident, their passion elevates the novel beyond a needed call to action to a deeply moving experience. (Fiction. 12-18)
-Kirkus Review
Rashad wasn't trying to steal that bag of chips, but Officer Paul Galuzzo beats him to a pulp rather than hear him out. Quinn doesn't know that, but
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he does know that no one should be treated the way he sees family friend and surrogate father Paul whaling on that black kid. Day by day over the next week, each boy tells his story, Rashad in the hospital, where he watches endless replays of the incident, and Quinn at school, where he tries to avoid it. Soon Rashad's a trending hashtag, as his brother and friends organize a protest he's not sure he wants. Meanwhile, Quinn negotiates basketball practice with his best friend—Galuzzo's little brother, who expects loyalty—and Rashad's, who tells him bluntly, "White boy like you can just walk away whenever you want." In a series of set pieces, Rashad contemplates his unwanted role as the latest statistic, and Quinn decides whether he'll walk away or stand. Reynolds and Kiely supply their protagonists with a supporting cast that prods them in all the right ways; Rashad's strict, ex-cop dad provides unexpected complexity.If the hands and agenda of the authors are evident, their passion elevates the novel beyond a needed call to action to a deeply moving experience. (Fiction. 12-18)
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Awards
Soaring Eagle Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2017)
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 9-12 — 2017)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2017)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2019)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Thumbs Up! Award (Top Ten — 2016)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2018)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2018)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 2018)
Coretta Scott King Award (Honor — 2016)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2018)
Margaret A. Edwards Award (2023)
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Honor — 2018)
Florida Teens Read Award (Nominee — 2017)
The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2018)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award (Finalist — Winner — 2016)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — High School — 2018)
Westchester Fiction Award (Winner — 2016)
Milwaukee County Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2017)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2018)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Honor Book — 2018)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
James Cook Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2017)
Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature (Winner — 2016)
In the Margins Official List (Fiction — 2016)
CCBC Choices (2016)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (High School — 2017)
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Top Ten — Fiction — 2017)
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens (Audiobooks — 2016)
Nerdy Book Award (Young Adult Literature — 2015)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Teen — 2015)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Teens (Fiction — 2015)
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (Fiction)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2015
ISBN
1481463349 / 9781481463348
Other editions
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds (Paperback)