Class Act by Jerry Craft
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Categories: Racism
Description: Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is’t afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together.
YA Label?: No
Notes: This book contains references to racism.
Rating: 1
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Snippets
Page 60: “But as much as I hate to admit it, because he’s a lot taller than me and his skin is darker, the way that people see us, and treat us, couldn’t be more different.”
Page 61: “They’ll say things to me like: ‘Oh, you’re not like the others, Jordan, you’re not really Black.’”
Page 61: “I don’t like the way that guys is looking at us. I’m calling the Police!”
Page 65: “A light-skinned male wearing a football jersey is pointing at the dark-skinned male saying, ‘LOOK, he’s taking a knee!’”
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