Library's review
Two authors tell a story of violent police brutality from two teens’ (one black, one white) perspectives. Set in present-day, the school and community wrestle with racial tension.
Genres
Publication
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books (2015), 320 pages
Description
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.
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
Pages
320
Physical description
320 p.; 8.25 inches
ISBN
1481463330 / 9781481463331
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |