![]() ![]() Thanks to Edelweiss and Balzer + Bray for the eARC which I received in exchange for an unbiased review. ![]() ![]() And it's relevant to the story! Anyway, consider this required reading, especially for all the folks trying to "read woke". I can't wait to share this important book with everyone I know! Also, like, that cover y'all. It does such a great job of illustrating just how deeply flawed and racist our "justice" systems are. It takes a while to read, because sometimes you just kind of have to sit with it for a while to process it. So spare in that way that only books in verse can be. 1, 2020 Reviving a friendship that goes back almost 20 years, Zoboi writes with Exonerated Five member Salaam, exploring racial tensions, criminal injustice, and radical hope for a new day. It starts with the conviction and then moves into Amal's experiences in a juvenile detention center.Įvery year, there's a book that I promote really heavily in classrooms. PUNCHING THE AIR by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam RELEASE DATE: Sept. Print Word PDF This section contains 1,136 words (approx. This book is clearly heavily inspired by Yusef's story as it tells the story of Amal, a teen in prison for a similar crime that he did not commit. Punching the Air - Chapters 1 - 42 Summary & Analysis Ibi Zoboi This Study Guide consists of approximately 32 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Punching the Air. After the five had served their sentences of 5-15 years, they were exonerated when the real culprit came forward. Yusef Salaam is one of the "Central Park Five", young men of color who were incorrectly accused of raping and beating a woman jogging in Central Park in the late 80s. ![]()
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