Jason Reynolds’ Long Way Down was recommended to me by my brother, so I had a feeling it was going to be good. While he wanted me to read the graphic novel version of the book, I stuck with the original, which was written in verse. I didn’t realize it was written in verse until…
Staff Review: Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
I read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas a few months ago, and heard there would be a prequel coming out this year. “The Hate U Give” follows Starr, a Black teenager who witnesses her friend (who is also Black) be killed by a white police officer. The story is powerful and passionate, and if…
Staff Review: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
I’ve heard the name Ta-Nehisi Coates many times, for many different reasons. He is the award winning author of numerous novels, and is also the author of a 50-issue run of the “Black Panther” graphic novel series, as well as writing for the “Captain America” series of Marvel Comics. He is known for writing powerful…
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