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Magoon, Kekla

Light It Up

359 pp. | Holt | October, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-12889-8 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-250-12890-4
(1) YA In this How It Went Down follow-up, Peach Street grapples with shock, sorrow, and outrage after yet another "officer-involved shooting." A thirteen-year-old girl heading home from tutoring has been killed; the community wants accountability and justice. In a mesmerizing narrative told in a series of character vignettes, Magoon explores systemic injustice and collective trauma while humanizing the people who are directly and deeply affected by them. The masterfully interwoven vignettes are often searing and heartbreaking; love and hope are also prominent.
Reviewer: Monique Harris | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019

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