How it went down
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A 2015 Coretta Scott King Author Honor BookOne death. Two bullets. Seven eyewitnesses...with seven different stories. When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an uproar. Tariq was black. The shooter, Jack Franklin, is white.In the aftermath of Tariq's death, everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events line up. Day by day, new twists further obscure the truth.Tariq's friends, family, and community struggle to make sense of the tragedy, and to cope with the hole left behind when a life is cut short. In their own words, they grapple for a way to say with certainty: This is how it went down.This title has Common Core connections.
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Boothe, Cherise Narrator
Fernandez, Peter Jay Narrator
Floyd, Patricia R. Narrator
Free, Kevin R. Narrator
Glymph, Avery Narrator
Fernandez, Peter Jay Narrator
Floyd, Patricia R. Narrator
Free, Kevin R. Narrator
Glymph, Avery Narrator
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9780805098693
9781490660035
9781490660035
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