This book was different from any other book I have read before. I have read many other books with multiple main characters but I don’t think that any of them had followed that format. Another thing about the writing of this book that surprised me was there wasn’t just one author, there were two. This writing style was very unique to me and I found it very interesting that there were two completely different thoughts and brains working together to create this book. The authors Jason Reynolds and Brendan Keily, were both white and black. This really helped to create a special story, both of these people could relate to the characters they created. Something that surprised me was that almost all teens could relate to these characters. The authors created these characters like actual teenagers, instead of a basic stereotype teenager (Doesn’t care or Doesn’t listen). Something that the authors do is they use language like a teenager, they don’t sound like robots or just old people acting, they sound like us. They use dialogue that is not outdated and someone in our minds would use. I really enjoyed this book, it reminds me of the documentary we watched in class that showed us the two different lives of the Israeli girls and the Pakistani girls. This book showed me that there are always two different sides to a story, and you can be on either side. Even though this is not a true story this book was made for a reason. This book was made to show awareness to all people about what is going on in the world. I would recommend this book to anyone, this book was one of the best books I have read for a project. -Amelia R.
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