Reviews by Tag: african americans

Teen Review
Monster book cover

Monster

By Walter Dean Myers
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Pranjal
May 9, 2025

Film student Steve Harmon is on trial for murder. He claims he didn’t do it, but does the jury believe that? Monster narrates his experiences as an African American seventeen-year-old from Harlem in the judicial system, and the apparent biases/stereotyping from his jurors. How does it all end? Find out! 

Teen Review
Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

By Toni Morrison
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Mariam S.
Jan 28, 2023

Sula is the child of a small town in Ohio, of a complicated family past, of racial inequality,

of motherhood, and of a burning desire to see the world for herself. Years after an abrupt

disappearance from her childhood hometown, Sula returns and meets her former best friend -

Nel. Their lives have been so different since their separation, yet they meet once again and

immediately reconnect. However, their vastly different lives will lead to unique consequences for

Teen Review
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

By Angie Thomas
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Grace Textor
Mar 8, 2022

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Fiction) is a story the world knows all too well. Starr is an African-American teenage girl from Garden Heights, what most would call the hood, yet she goes to Williamson High School, an expensive private school with not a lot of minorities. Starr and her brothers were put in Williamson because when Starr was a child she saw her friend die in a drive by, which made her parents question whether Garden Heights was safe for their children.

Teen Review
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy

By Bryan Stevenson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Brooke G.
Feb 24, 2021

Just Mercy is a first-person account of Bryan Stevenson, a black lawyer, who helps prisoners that did not receive fair trials as part of a non-profit organization. Stevenson writes about various clients that he has worked for over the years and how the justice system has failed them.

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