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This book was so good and yet so hard to read because we should live in a world where the main...
"In this powerful and fast-paced YA contemporary debut, a Black teen from Brooklyn struggles to...
Overall, I think that this book was solid debut. The micro-aggressions and flat-out racism out...
Thank you partner @cocoachapters and @penguinteen for the gifted copy True True by Don P....
Gil is a senior in high school when he transfers to a private prep school for their robotics...
I wasn't that interested in this book at first because of the title and the cover. I honestly...
This would be an incredibly difficult book to read, not because its badly written (its very on...
It's not often I want to award 6 stars to a book, but this story deserves it. It's a debut novel....
I loved this story, and getting to know Gil and his family and friends! While there are...
This book is really powerful in sharing the black immigrant experience in a private white school....
This debut boldly tackles some really tough issues in a really excellent way. I was very...
True, True follows Gil, a 17-year-old Black student as he starts his senior year at an elite,...
The book cover is telling me that a young African American, himself alone, has to “fight” the...
It has been an absolute pleasure reading Don P. Hooper's debut novel. The fact that this is a...
This book is an example of building your own seat at the table. I have seen the lip service to...
"...everywhere make it abundantly clear the colonizers have returned." * This was good! I...
Gil, a Black teen, transfers from his Brooklyn high school to a primarily white Manhattan prep...
Straight off the bat, the most impressive thing about the story was how the author was able to...
I really enjoyed getting to read this coming of age story. I appreciated the way the protagonist...
CJ is a smart boy from Brooklyn with Jamaican roots. He has been accepted to go to a private...
Gil goes to a school for a better future through the school's robotics program. He fights against...
True, True follows seventeen-year-old Gil as he transfers to the private school, Augustin Prep,...
Thank you to BookishFirst for giving me a free ARC! 4.5 stars rounded up to 5. I have no idea...
This is a commendable effort by a young writer that is certainly written from the heart. There is...
Don P. Hooper's debut novel, "True True", is a well-written and culturally diverse YA novel. Even...
The story follows seventeen-year-old Gil after he begins his senior year at Augustin Prep, an...
Gil receives a partial scholarship,school's robotics program and a chance for a better future he...
I loved reading this book. The main character was well-developed and relatable. This book tackled...
I always feel bad about listing a book that I just couldn't finish. I read the first 106 pages of...
TRUE TRUE takes on the overlapping challenges of contrasting Black and White Cultures from a...
CW: racial slur, racism Gil Powell never thought he would be on the train to Manhattan in a...
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