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Thompson, Holly

Falling into the Dragon's Mouth

344 pp. | Holt | April, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62779-134-2 $17.99
(4) 4-6 The only white kid at his Japanese school, twelve-year-old American Jason is viciously picked on by his classmates. The bullying becomes increasingly violent--and Jason nearly dies. That he decides to stay at his school in order to "make things change for others" veers a little too close to white savior clichés, but Thompson's well-written verse novel is otherwise gripping.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

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