Overview
New York TimesĀ andĀ USA TodayĀ bestseller *Ā Goodreads Finalist for Best Teen Book of the Year *Ā TimeĀ Magazine Best Book of the Year *Ā Publishers WeeklyĀ Best Book of the Year *Ā Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year Ā *Ā School Library JournalĀ Best Book of the Year *Ā KirkusĀ Best Book of the YearĀ *Ā New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. One of the most acclaimed YA novels of the year, thisĀ New York TimesĀ andĀ USA TodayĀ bestseller is a must-read for fans of Jason Reynolds, Walter Dean Myers, and Elizabeth Acevedo.
The story that I thought
was my life
didnāt start on the day
I was bornĀ
Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, because of a biased system heās seen as disruptive and unmotivated. Then, one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. āBoys just being boysā turns out to be true only when those boys are white.Ā
The story that I think
will be my lifeĀ
starts today
Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal is convicted of a crime he didnāt commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it?Ā
With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth in a system designed to strip him of both.
This book title, Punching the Air, ISBN: 9780062996480, by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam, published by HarperCollins (September 1, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days. Expedited shipping is also available.
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