This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!
From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds, Walter Dean Myers, and Elizabeth Acevedo.
The story that I thought
was my life
didn’t start on the day
I was born
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. “Boys just being boys” turns out to be true only when those boys are white.
The story that I think
will be my life
starts today
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. This never should have been his story. But can he change it?
With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth, in a system designed to strip him of both.
Published by: Balzer + Bray
Expected Publication: September 1, 2020
Why I’m Waiting: I know I say this all the time, but I mean it. If it’s a novel and verse and I’m excited about it, it HAS to sound good because I do not really like novels in verse. And this one sounds amazing! It sounds different than Zoboi’s last books, so I’m interested to see how this one will be. I’m so excited to read it!
What about you? Will you read this one? Let me know in the comments!
Wow this sounds good. And that cover!
Yes! The cover got me interested! The synopsis and Ibi’s name made me leave it on my TBR! I can’t wait for this one!