176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399545450
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
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 1,695 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 45%
challenging 24%
hopeful 22%
informative 22%
inspiring 14%
dark 7%
tense 7%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 29%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 46% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Chronic illness, GriefMinor
Violence
176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399545450
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
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 1,695 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 45%
challenging 24%
hopeful 22%
informative 22%
inspiring 14%
dark 7%
tense 7%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 29%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 46% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Chronic illness, GriefMinor
Violence