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I can see where this book is going. It is talking about an important issue but doing it in such...
I currently have the eARC for this one waiting for me on my iPad. I'm super excited for it and I...
Having just finished reading Promise Boys, this is a similar premise with a boy coming into a...
This is a sweet cover. But I don't know about you, but I can totally relate to something pulling...
With the recent news highlighting just how far we have to go to eradicate racism in institutions...
There is some slang/accents as well as some other languages added into the text which is a little...
I thought this was an interesting start to a book showcasing a major issue in American society. ...
The premise is interesting and the characters seem OK, but the writing style is so pointblank. I...
This looks like an important read, especially for middle grade or YA readers. The themes will be...
The trials and tribulations of attending a new school are compounded by being one of the few...
This seems to be along the lines of some of the newer books I have seen lately. I definitely...
I like the cover and title but the book/story just doesn't grab my attention. I am not a huge...
Gil is a child of Jamaican immigrants. He lives in a hood with other Jamaican immigrants and...
These first few pages drop you right into a party and make you feel like you are in the middle of...
This seems like an interesting book. I like the title and cover and think it looks very...
Many schools claim diversity programs and equality but unfortunately this story rings true and...
Aside from YA thrillers I really don’t read many YA books so I would probably take a pass on this...
This is a wonderfully written book. As a second generation Jamaican, Gil has so much happening in...
The cover was very colorful, which caught my attention. I loved how it felt like there were two...
Gil deserves better!! After lobbying for a better STEM education at his public school in...
This YA novel is immersive and stunning from page one, and it keeps going from there. The main...
I wasn’t sure if I would like this book, especially with being unfamiliar with the way the...
This book sounds like an interesting coming of age story where Gil will have to contend with the...
The first chapter through too much backstory and telling at me and it dragged down the story for...
I love the cover art of this book and was immediately interested based off that aesthetic as well...
I have mixed feeling about this excerpt. I liked the writing style which is just right for the...
The cover first looks like it's gonna be a graphic novel, obviously it's not- but I guess it's...
Gil as a protagonist is immediately sympathetic. It isn't easy to make a choice like going to...
From a very quick read of the synopsis and its opening pages, this book feels like one of chances...
This book seems to be a very well written and it puts us in the perspective as Gil and all the...
The book seems to really handle an important social issue - racism, specifically racism in...
Honestly this book doesn't really grab my attention. It was hard to get through the first couple...
Gil is in an unenviable position. He loves his community and friends, but his biggest opportunity...
This book is an honest depiction of the race, ethnic, and class system conflicts facing America...
I love the incorporation of The Art of War into this book! This one sounds like a really cool...
Gil is spending his senior year in a new elite private school in Manhattan - sounds like he is...
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