176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399545436
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Description
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies. For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been eve...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,443 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
reflective 44%
informative 23%
challenging 21%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 13%
dark 6%
tense 6%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Mental illness, Chronic illnessModerate
Injury/injury detail, Grief, Drug useMinor
Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment
176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399545436
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Description
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies. For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been eve...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,443 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
reflective 44%
informative 23%
challenging 21%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 13%
dark 6%
tense 6%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Mental illness, Chronic illnessModerate
Injury/injury detail, Grief, Drug useMinor
Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment