Name: Light It Up
Author: Kekla Magoon
ISBN: 9781250619860

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Told in a series of vignettes from multiple viewpoints, Kekla Magoon's Light It Up is a powerful, layered story about injustice and strength—as well as an incredible follow-up to the highly acclaimed novel How It Went Down.

A girl walks home from school. She's tall for her age. She's wearing her winter coat. Her headphones are in. She's hurrying.

She never makes it home.

In the aftermath, while law enforcement tries to justify the response, one fact remains: a police officer has shot and killed a thirteen-year-old girl. The community is thrown into upheaval, leading to unrest, a growing movement to protest the senseless taking of Black lives, and the arrival of white supremacist counter demonstrators.

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Jan 2021 Square Fish ISBN 1250619866

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First Edition Oct 2019 Henry Holt ISBN 1250128897

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Oct 2019 Henry Holt ISBN 1250128900

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Oct 2019 Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) ISBN B07Q6TMJ15

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Oct 2019 Recorded Books ISBN B07Z88848M

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