by Kekla Magoon (Author)
A 2015 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
One death. Two bullets. Seven eyewitnesses...with seven different stories. When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an uproar. Tariq was black. The shooter, Jack Franklin, is white.
In the aftermath of Tariq's death, everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events line up. Day by day, new twists further obscure the truth.
Tariq's friends, family, and community struggle to make sense of the tragedy, and to cope with the hole left behind when a life is cut short. In their own words, they grapple for a way to say with certainty: This is how it went down.
This title has Common Core connections.
Author Biography
Kekla Magoon is the author of several books for young adults, including 37 Things I Love, the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning The Rock and the River, and the Coretta Scott King Honor Book How It Went Down. She lives in Vermont.
Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 1.3 x 8 x 5.8 IN
Publication Date: October 21, 2014
Award: Coretta Scott King Award (2015)
Award: In the Margins Book Award (2015)
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2015)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: How It Went Down
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 8
