TW for this book include: Racism, rioting, police violence against black people, black people being held at gun point, wildfires, drug abuse, child abuse

I was around four or five when the events of this book take place but I have known about it for most of my life. It's something I recall my family talking about as I grew up.  This is the second YA book that I know of to come out this year about LA after the King verdict. It is raw and honest and so sadly relevant today. This is one of those books that, despite being historical, could have happened yesterday. It is happening, playing out in every major city in this country. It's a book that is hard to read but so honest and lovely in the pain it brings that you cannot stop reading. I am so excited to see what this author is going to produce next because I can tell I'm going to become a massive fan.