320 pages
English language
Published May 26, 2015 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.
Two teens grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension.
Searing, challenging novel about an incident of police brutality, told through the eyes of two young men at the same high school: the victim and a bystander who witnesses it. Powerfully written.
