The black kids
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2020].
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Status
Central - Teen Fiction
YF HAMMO
1 available
YF HAMMO
1 available
Courthouse - Teen Fiction
YF HAMMO
1 available
YF HAMMO
1 available
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2020].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
362 pages ; 22 cm
Street Date
2009.
Language
English
Notes
Description
With the Rodney King riots closing in on high school senior Ashley and her family, the privileged bubble she has enjoyed, protecting her from the difficult realities most black people face, begins to crumble.
Description
Los Angeles, 1992. It's the end of senior year and Ashley Bennett and her friends are spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. When four LAPD officers are acquitted after beating a black man named Rodney King half to death, violent protests engulf LA and the city burns. Ashley tries to continue on as if life were normal; her self-destructive sister gets dangerously involved in the riots. The model black family façade her wealthy and prominent parents built starts to crumble. Her friends are spreading a rumor that could completely derail the future of her classmate and fellow black kid, LaShawn Johnson. Ashley is left to question who is the us? And who is the them? -- adapted from jacket.
Target Audience
Ages 14 up.,Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Target Audience
Grades 10-12.,Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile fiction.
High school students -- Fiction.
High schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992 -- Juvenile fiction.
Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Families -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile fiction.
High school students -- Fiction.
High schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992 -- Juvenile fiction.
Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Young adult fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hammonds Reed, C. (2020). The black kids (First edition.). Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hammonds Reed, Christina. 2020. The Black Kids. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hammonds Reed, Christina. The Black Kids Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hammonds Reed, Christina. The Black Kids First edition., Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020.
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