This Is My America
by Kim Johnson
Taste attributes: teencrimelegaldramafastheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded book that is emotional, serious and small-scale. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time—her dad has only 267 days left. Then the unthinkable happens.
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- Author
- Kim Johnson
- Published
- 2020
- Pages
- 416
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- Open Library
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