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bookishbitch
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Sadly none of the five facilities he ended up serving his 9 year sentence in had any sort of rehabilitation programs. He was left on his own to maintain his sanity while also becoming an adult. Fortunately he had books that helped along the way though they were only part of his journey. After his release he attended Yale and becomes the founder of the FreedomReads.org program. This was very well written and enlightening. I highly recommend.

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bookishbitch
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"And the thing was, the victims race was the whole point of the story. White cop, white victim. It didn't matter if the gun, the fear, the robbery didn't resolve the oppression that was felt as much as that we were passing on to each other a warped way of dealing with anger that we didn't know we had."

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Creadnorthey
Keeper'n Me | Richard Wagamese
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A contemplative read about finding your place and offering a way to be that, in light of the world today, seems to make a lot of sense. This read was in stark contrast to Blood Meridian that I am reading also. These two books couldn‘t be further apart- this full of love kindness and respect- McCarthy‘s book a stream of blood, betrayal and depravity. This is a read that fixes.

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oliviascrimo
Monster | Walter Dean Myers

Michael Printz Award Book
April 21st, 1999
Monster is a novel that discuses a trial about a 16-year-old that is on trial for killing a store owner. This book is a young adult book that gives an overview of the trial and all the details from the trial.

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cm779518
Monster | Walter Dean Myers
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Coretta Scott King Award - Monster was a very good book. This book is a ‘banned‘ book but I really liked the plot through it all. A 16 year old boy (Steve) and his friend are put on trial for murder and robbery. Steve throughout the journey thought of the process as a ‘movie‘. Towards the end of the bool we find out that Steve was not guilty of his charges.

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IndoorDame
Monster | Walter Dean Myers
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This was so well done. The thing that spoke to me most about it was the ambiguity, and how it challenged what we‘re encouraged to think of as important in situations like this. #BBRCMiddleGradeModernClassic @LibrarianRyan

LibrarianRyan Great choice. 2y
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Susanita
Prisoner 88 | Leah Pileggi
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I stalked my profile all evening but still missed it by “that much.” Closing in on six years of Litsy, definitely the best platform in town.

BookBabe 😄🙌🏻 2y
Suet624 hahha. I agree. It's the best. 2y
squirrelbrain So close! 2y
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abookishbutterfly
Monster | Walter Dean Myers
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The screenplay format was not very appealing to me so I chose the full cast audiobook instead. It was still a bit confusing at times, especially with the flashback cut-ins, but it certainly provides the reader with a lot to think about. Despite not loving the format Walter Dean Myers chose to deliver this story in, I think the topic is important and the message is potent.

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RYKERXD
Breakout | Kate Messner
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So far the book is in cool texting-like format and in some parts have sticky notes and writing on them. It is very interesting but I'm not going to spoil anything.

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Tera0707
Monster | Walter Dean Myers
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My professor gave us a list of books we have to choose from to go along with the assignments throughout the semester. I did research to decide already which ones I want to read. Excited but nervous. Her syllabus is intimidating!