![]() ![]() ![]() One viewpoint in particular, that of Junior, a gang member serving life in jail, highlights how unjust the legal system can be and how prevalent racial bias can be for the underrepresented. Author Magoon utilizes these different points-of-view to show just how tricky it can be to get to the truth of things, as well as to highlight the problem of racial bias with characters such as Jack Franklin and Tom Arlen, and how these disparities can affect people even after death. ![]() Others, like those of his best friend, Tyrell, paint a picture of a kid who wanted nothing to do with gangs. How it Went Down is a work of young adult fiction written in 2014 by award-winning author Kekla Magoon. How It Went Down is a timely story by acclaimed author Kekla Magoon who won the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for The Rock and the River, and whose book X: A Novel (written with Ilyasah Shabazz) was longlisted for the National Book Award. Some stories, like that of Kimberly’s, paint a picture of Tariq as a bully. ![]() Tariq’s family members also weigh in, as well as out-of-town guest Reverend Alabaster Sloan, who flies in to help his poll numbers but is caught up in the emotional firestorm surrounding Tariq’s death. How it Went Down tells the aftermath of Tariq Johnson’s death, with flashbacks via memories from various characters, including gang members Brick, Sammy and Junior, and citizens of Underhill, such as Tom Arlen, Kimberly, and Melody. ![]()
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Find more at and on Twitter at Rebecca Roanhorse is a NYTimes Bestseller and a Nebula, Hugo and Locus Award-winning speculative fiction writer and the recipient of the 2018 Astounding (formerly Campbell) Award for Best New Writer. ![]() Rebecca Roanhorse is a NYTimes Bestseller and a Nebula, Hugo and Locus Award-winning speculative fiction writer and the recipient of the 2018 Astounding (formerly Campbell) Award for Best New Writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lionel sets out, unwisely but with great hope, to re capture his youth lost after a lifetime of financial success, even as his wife Camille discovers an unspeakable joy close to home. ![]() Marina Troy exiles herself to fulfil a wish Adam had made for her. His loss and rumours of Adam's possible lovers force the community to re-evaluate their lives.Adam's lawyer, Roger Cavanagh, who has broken the law for Adam's sake, becomes involved with an elusive and perhaps treacherous young woman. 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Her approach was dramatic and effective: Simply painting a part of the street to make it into a plaza or bus lane not only made the street safer, but it also lessened congestion and increased foot traffic, which improved the bottom line of businesses. Summary: An empowering road map for rethinking, reinvigorating, and redesigning our cities, from a pioneer in the movement for safer, more livable streets As New York City's transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan managed the seemingly impossible and transformed the streets of one of the world's greatest, toughest cities into dynamic spaces safe for pedestrians and bikers. ![]() ![]() Discovery of the affair sparks Marin back to life. She’s falling for him-and that was never part of the plan. He isn’t her first rich boyfriend, but she finds herself hoping he’ll be the last. 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Original 3-line summary: A young prince begins to look for a bride, but is not eager to marry any of the ladies he meets. ![]() Appropriate grade level(s): Kindergarten through 2nd grade ![]() ![]() I mean, he has a British accent and that I-look-perfectly-disheveled-and-delectable-without-trying thing going for him too. Even though I could never get that attached to Mara throughout the series, I was so invested in Noah. ![]() He is the epitome of a bookish boyfriend and I love love love his character. That is how Mara and her family end up in Miami, Florida and how Mara begins attending a prestigious new school. Her mother decides that it will be a good idea for the family to move away from Rhode Island so Mara can start fresh. Most of these come in the form of flashbacks as she tries to piece together the real story of what happened to her. Strange things start happening to Mara after the accident–things she can’t explain or understand. It is soon revealed that her best friend (Rachel), her boyfriend (Jude), and Jude’s twin sister are all involved in a horrible accident in an abandoned asylum. The first book has a creepy start as Mara wakes up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. This series review will also be spoiler free!Īs the title suggests, this series follows a girl named Mara. ![]() I even enlisted my sister to do a read-along with me. This trilogy has been on my TBR for over a year so I finally decided to start it last week. ![]() |