Cover of The Black Kids

The Black Kids

Christina Hammonds Reed

In Los Angeles in 1992, Ashley Bennett and her friends are finishing their senior year, spending time at the beach and anticipating summer. In April, four LAPD officers are acquitted after beating Rodney King. As rioting breaks out in the city, Ashley, a wealthy African American teen, begins a journey of self-discovery and sees herself differently: not simply as one of the girls, but as one of the Black kids.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
HL830L
ATOS Book Level
5.3
AR Interest Level
UG
AR Points
14
Word Count
91156
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
T
Themes
History · Identity · Racism And Prejudice · Social Justice
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published
April 5, 2022
Pages
400
ISBN-13
9781534462731
Language
English