The black kids
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Author
Hammonds Reed, Christina,
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781534462724, 1534462724
Physical Desc
362 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Lexile measure
HL 830L
Rating
HL830L
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781534462724, 1534462724
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
830

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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. Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. Its the end of senior year and theyre spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. They can already feel the sunny days and endless possibilities of summer. Everything changes one afternoon in April, when four LAPD officers are acquitted after beating a black man named Rodney King half to death. Suddenly, Ashleys not just one of the girls. Shes 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 fȧade 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. With her world splintering around her, Ashley, along with the rest of LA, is left to question who is the us? And who is the them?
Target Audience
HL830L,Lexile
Target Audience
Ages 14 up.,Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Target Audience
Grades 10-12.,Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.3,14,508901.

Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile 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.
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
Family life -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
High schools -- Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992 -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hammonds Reed, C. (2020). The black kids (First edition.). Simon & Schuster BFYR.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hammonds Reed, Christina. 2020. The Black Kids. New York: Simon & Schuster BFYR.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hammonds Reed, Christina. The Black Kids New York: Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hammonds Reed, Christina. The Black Kids First edition., Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2020.

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