This is such a powerful read - and I urge every young person (and even the adults out there) to read this.

Superb. This is a perfect novel for anyone who thinks they understand racism but needs a reminder of just how pervasive, insidious, and all-consuming it is for poc. Well-written and engaging, this pulls no punches, and I was very, very, very angry for a lot of it. prolly my last read of January. am getting busy with final assignments and other stuff afterwards! anyway, im so excited to talk about this.A powerful coming-of-age story about chance encounters, injustice and how the choices that we make can completely change our future. The second YA novel from multi-award-winning Danielle Jawando, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Gayle Foreman, Jennifer Niven and Nikesh Shukla. So yeah I think an entirely separate book dedicated to the unfairness of the justice system would have been a better choice. Because there’s just so many elements to it and squeezing it into a book that had two other characters to worry about didn’t quite work.

It would only be for a small amount of time, until I’m able to accomplish a few things. Then, you’ll be free of that responsibility.” Usagi would start there then, as soon as Draxum gave him the okay. Speaking of which…”How do I communicate with you?” Usgai asked Draxum. I haven’t seen this done before (it could have I just haven’t seen it) and I thought it was such a COOL CONCEPT and now, here I give you, the first chapter :) very small, but the next one will be long. That, I can help you with,” Big Mama poked in. “Those turtley-boos are always dilly-dallying around Run of the Mill Pizza. They’re ravenous for it. Makes me rather queasy.” Usagi crossed his arms. “You want me to become his best friend? Easy. I’m very likable.” Big Mama snorted, and Usagi pretended not to hear.This threesome of new friendship in Manchester all faced different inequalities whether that was walking down the street, just being in class or trying to live in the care system. Some of the things that happened in this book made me rage. The organisational prejudice was hideous, police and media. Ms Edwards was a complete tool and as an educator myself, I hated her with a passion but I know people like her exist which is, I guess, why I hated her so much. But then we had Gran, Mrs Cohen and Dry Eileen who frankly was a hug in human form; I adored her. Spying was hard work. You had to blend in, and Usagi wasn’t sure how well he could blend in with a group of seemingly delinquent turtle teens. “How exactly am I getting to them? I mean, it’s not like they’re gonna trust me right away.”