A review by morbidcai
You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino
4.0
A great book to introduce children 10-12 year-olds to the racial injustice in this world.
It's a little too "nail on the head," and I did think that Jilly spoke way too young for her age, but Alex's audience is usually for a younger crowd. In general, children don't want to read about a main character who is younger than them, especially a tween. I do wonder if Derek is too mad for a teenager, but I am not a young black kid in America.
If you're looking for a way to start the conversation about how POC are being killed in the streets, this might a good read- for both you, as the caregiver, and for your child.
It's a little too "nail on the head," and I did think that Jilly spoke way too young for her age, but Alex's audience is usually for a younger crowd. In general, children don't want to read about a main character who is younger than them, especially a tween. I do wonder if Derek is too mad for a teenager, but I am not a young black kid in America.
If you're looking for a way to start the conversation about how POC are being killed in the streets, this might a good read- for both you, as the caregiver, and for your child.