by Ibi Zoboi (Author), Yusef Salaam (Author)
"Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy ... Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art"--
Number of Pages: 400
Dimensions: 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: December 07, 2021
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Punching the Air
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 5
