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Title:
Punching the air
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Summary:
Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. "Boys just being boys" turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it?
Year Published:
2020-2021
Physical Description:
386 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Awards:
2023 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Intermediate nominee
ISBN:
9780062996480

9780008422141

9780062996497
Publisher:
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, 2020.

New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, 2021.

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