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Budhos, Marina

The Long Ride

200 pp. | Random/Lamb | September, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-553-53422-1 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-553-53423-8 $19.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-553-53424-5
(2) 4-6 In 1971, the "grand new experiment" of school integration means that twelve-year-old Jamila and her two best friends will attend junior high across town. Feeling like outsiders in their predominantly white Queens, New York, neighborhood, the mixed-race tweens are excited to finally "fit in." But the reality is not what they had expected. Jamila's narration is authentic-sounding as she navigates transitions, friendships, and family expectations. An author's note provides historical context.
Reviewer: Sujei Lugo | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019

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