One of the good ones

Título
One of the good ones

Maika. Moulite

Resumen
"When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered. Perfect. Angelic. One of the good ones. Even as the phrase rings wrong in her mind--why are only certain people deemed worthy to be missed?--Happi and her sister Genny embark on a journey to honor Kezi in their own way, using an heirloom copy of The Negro Motorist Green Book as their guide. But there's a twist to Kezi's story that no one could've ever expected--one that will change everything all over again."--Dust jacket.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2021

Descripción física
335 pages : genealogical tables, map ; 22 cm

Término de la materia
Automobile travel -- Fiction.
 
African Americans -- Fiction.
 
Protest movements -- United States -- Fiction.
 
Police brutality -- Fiction.
 
Grief -- Fiction.
 
Sisters -- Fiction.

Autor añadido
Moulite, Maritza.

Síntesis
"When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered. Perfect. Angelic. One of the good ones. Even as the phrase rings wrong in her mind--why are only certain people deemed worthy to be missed?--Happi and her sister Genny embark on a journey to honor Kezi in their own way, using an heirloom copy of The Negro Motorist Green Book as their guide. But there's a twist to Kezi's story that no one could've ever expected--one that will change everything all over again."--Dust jacket.

ISBN
9781335145802

Información de publicación
Toronto, Ontario : Inkyard Press, [2021]
 
©2021


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
D.S. MacKenzieF MOUBook30522000377165Realistic Fiction