The black kids
Hammonds Reed, Christina2020
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Los Angeles, 1992. Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It's the end of high school and they're spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. They can already feel the sunny days and endless possibilities of summer. But everything changes one afternoon in April, when four police officers are acquitted after beating a black man named Rodney King half to death. Suddenly, Ashley's not just one of the girls. She's one of the black kids. As violent protests engulf LA and the city burns, Ashley tries to continue on as if life were normal. Even as her self-destructive sister gets dangerously involved in the riots. Even as the model black family facade her wealthy and prominent parents have built starts to crumble. Even as her best friends help spread a rumor that could completely derail the future of her classmate and fellow black kid, LaShawn Johnson.
The black kids / Christina Hammonds Reed.
London : Simon & Schuster, 2020.London : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
358 pages ; 20 cm
Originally published: U.S.: Simon & Schuster BFYR.Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Adolescent.
9781471188190 (pbk)
English
Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992 -- FictionAfrican Americans -- FictionLos Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- FictionYoung adult fictionOlder Teenage FictionGeneral StoriesStories of Black and Asian InterestChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Historical fictionChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multicul
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