One of the good ones
Titre
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One of the good ones
Maika. Moulite
Sommaire
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"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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2021
Description matérielle
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335 pages : genealogical tables, map ; 22 cm
Terme de vedette-matière
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Automobile travel -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Protest movements -- United States -- Fiction.
Police brutality -- Fiction.
Grief -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Vedette secondaire auteur
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Moulite, Maritza.
Résumé
:
"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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9781335145802
Informations de publication
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Toronto, Ontario : Inkyard Press, [2021]
©2021
Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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D.S. MacKenzie | F MOU | Book | 30522000377165 | Realistic Fiction |