A review by allison_sirovy
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

5.0

Ibi Zoboi’s and Yusuf Salaam’s YA novel-in-verse unveils the injustices of our criminal justice system while also revealing the humanity of those who are forced to experience this system. Too many Black and Brown people live through the brutality of a system that is out to harm them, not protect them - initial callous interactions with police, unbelieving court system, inhumane juvenile/criminal lock up.