Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

All American Boys by Brendan Kiely, Jason Reynolds

11 reviews

sirch's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, and Police brutality

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence and War

stephmcoakley's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol

maggy_rusche's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

rachelbuckley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Hate crime, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

vixenreader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

An important read about an ongoing subject. Plus the two narratives meld very well together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Alcohol

This will hit hard for anyone who has experienced the loss of a friend or childhood guardian due to bigoted values.

streebela's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

t_alula_blue's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

megmermaid's review against another edition

challenging inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m going to be perfectly honest here and say All American Boys is not the most well-written book you’ll ever find. However, it might be one of the most important and I encourage any parent of a middle-grader to encourage them to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Police brutality