{"product_id":"light-it-up-paperback-5","title":"Light It Up - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKekla Magoon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold in a series of vignettes from multiple viewpoints, Kekla Magoon's \u003ci\u003eLight It Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, layered story about injustice and strength--as well as an incredible follow-up to the highly acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eHow It Went Down\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA girl walks home from school. She's tall for her age. She's wearing her winter coat. Her headphones are in. She's hurrying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe never makes it home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the aftermath, while law enforcement tries to justify the response, one fact remains: a police officer has shot and killed an unarmed thirteen-year-old girl. The community is thrown into upheaval, leading to unrest, a growing movement to protest the senseless taking of black lives, and the arrival of white supremacist counter demonstrators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKekla Magoon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books for young adults, including \u003ci\u003e37 Things I Love\u003c\/i\u003e, the Coretta Scott King Honor\/John Steptoe Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Rock and the River\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Coretta Scott King Honor book \u003ci\u003eHow It Went Down\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also contributed to the anthology \u003ci\u003eDear Heartbreak: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eYA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light It Up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47396403839225,"sku":"9781250619860","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/S0RrMzFlUVUvVW9UQldiTFFuYXlHdz09.webp?v=1770277922","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/light-it-up-paperback-5","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}