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librarybonanza 's review for:
One of the Good Ones
by Maritza Moulite, Maika Moulite
Age: 10th grade+
Activism: Black Lives Matter
Family: 3 sisters
History: Jim Crow South
Tough Issue: Murder, police brutality
Lots of wonderful things in here: adding an extra genre spin (thriller) to the Black Lives Matter storyline, the power of sisterhood, the vile nature of police brutality, shorter page length for less-voracious readers, and confronting homophobia in your own family. But for all its positives, the multiple perspectives and the slew of characters were hard to keep track of in such a short amount of time. The thrilling twist at the ending felt like it belittled the persistent presence of police brutality in this country. It was shocking, just not for me.
Activism: Black Lives Matter
Family: 3 sisters
History: Jim Crow South
Tough Issue: Murder, police brutality
Lots of wonderful things in here: adding an extra genre spin (thriller) to the Black Lives Matter storyline, the power of sisterhood, the vile nature of police brutality, shorter page length for less-voracious readers, and confronting homophobia in your own family. But for all its positives, the multiple perspectives and the slew of characters were hard to keep track of in such a short amount of time. The thrilling twist at the ending felt like it belittled the persistent presence of police brutality in this country. It was shocking, just not for me.