How It Went Down - Paperback

Name: How It Went Down - Paperback
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SKU: 9781250068231
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by Kekla Magoon

$12.99

Book Overview

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

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.

How It Went Down is a timely story by acclaimed author Kekla Magoon who won the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for The Rock and the River, and whose book X: A Novel (written with Ilyasah Shabazz) was longlisted for the National Book Award.

This title has Common Core connections.

ISBN	9781250068231
Author	Kekla Magoon
Publisher	Square Fish
Genre	Young adult
Format	Paperback
Published	December 2015
Language	ENG- English
Pages	352
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Teens & young adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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