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One of the Good Ones
by Maritza Moulite, Maika Moulite
Disclaimer: I received an e-arc of this book. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: One of the Good Ones
Author: Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: LGBT+ characters, Black main characters
Recommended For...: ya readers, contemporary lovers, lgbt+ readers
Publication Date: January 5, 2021
Genre: YA Contemporary
Recommended Age: 16+ (grief, violence, police brutality TW, murder, generational trauma, coming out)
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Pages: 384
Synopsis: ISN'T BEING HUMAN ENOUGH?
When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered. Perfect. Angelic.
One of the good ones.
Even as the phrase rings wrong in her mind—why are only certain people deemed worthy to be missed?—Happi and her sister Genny embark on a journey to honor Kezi in their own way, using an heirloom copy of The Negro Motorist Green Book as their guide. But there's a twist to Kezi's story that no one could've ever expected—one that will change everything all over again.
Review: Do not read this book when you’re already sad. You’re going to cut onions reading this book and it’s going to give you a sadness headache. Or is that just me that gets those? Seriously though, this book is SO GOOD! I loved the story and plot and I loved that this book included something I’ve only read about before: The Green Book, which was this book that was published in the 1930s to help Black people travel and stay in safe places (seriously, more books should include this piece of history). The character development is amazing and the history and world building was amazing as well. This will definitely be a book I buy and reread.
The only thing I had an issue with was that the beginning was a bit slow but it definitely picked up.
Verdict: Highly recommended reading! We should know our history as a nation and how to best be an ally!
Book: One of the Good Ones
Author: Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: LGBT+ characters, Black main characters
Recommended For...: ya readers, contemporary lovers, lgbt+ readers
Publication Date: January 5, 2021
Genre: YA Contemporary
Recommended Age: 16+ (grief, violence, police brutality TW, murder, generational trauma, coming out)
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Pages: 384
Synopsis: ISN'T BEING HUMAN ENOUGH?
When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered. Perfect. Angelic.
One of the good ones.
Even as the phrase rings wrong in her mind—why are only certain people deemed worthy to be missed?—Happi and her sister Genny embark on a journey to honor Kezi in their own way, using an heirloom copy of The Negro Motorist Green Book as their guide. But there's a twist to Kezi's story that no one could've ever expected—one that will change everything all over again.
Review: Do not read this book when you’re already sad. You’re going to cut onions reading this book and it’s going to give you a sadness headache. Or is that just me that gets those? Seriously though, this book is SO GOOD! I loved the story and plot and I loved that this book included something I’ve only read about before: The Green Book, which was this book that was published in the 1930s to help Black people travel and stay in safe places (seriously, more books should include this piece of history). The character development is amazing and the history and world building was amazing as well. This will definitely be a book I buy and reread.
The only thing I had an issue with was that the beginning was a bit slow but it definitely picked up.
Verdict: Highly recommended reading! We should know our history as a nation and how to best be an ally!