Punching the air
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Author
Zoboi, Ibi Aanu,
Contributors
Salaam, Yusef, author.
Pasha, Omar T., illustrator.
Published
New York, NY : Balzer+Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
386 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Status
Available
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YOUNG ADULT ZOBOI
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LC Subjects
African American teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Juvenile fiction.
Judicial error -- Juvenile fiction.
Justice -- Juvenile fiction.
Male prisoners -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Racism -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenage artists -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
Artists -- Fiction.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Fiction.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Fiction.
Judicial error -- Fiction.
Justice -- Fiction.
Male prisoners -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
Teenage boys -- Fiction.

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Published
New York, NY : Balzer+Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.7, 5 Points

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"Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy ... Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art"--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Zoboi, I. A., Salaam, Y., & Pasha, O. T. (2020). Punching the air (First edition.). Balzer+Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zoboi, Ibi Aanu, Yusef, Salaam and Omar T., Pasha. 2020. Punching the Air. Balzer+Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zoboi, Ibi Aanu, Yusef, Salaam and Omar T., Pasha. Punching the Air Balzer+Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Zoboi, Ibi Aanu,, Yusef Salaam, and Omar T. Pasha. Punching the Air First edition., Balzer+Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

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