This nation talks about mass incarceration and how the 13th amendment provides the loophole needed to justify mass incarceration however, it often forgets about the families it destroys in the process. I know that people will be quick to compare it to The Hate U Give and Dear Martin, but honestly it's not. This book is unlike any other YA book that centers around the Black experience in the sense that it provides a new perspective. It's voices like hers that make a difference every single way. She remains steadfast in her fight against a system that even for me at times feels impossible to change. She teaches classes in the community that focus on "knowing your rights" when entering into any situation involving the police. And Tracy isn't selfish with anything that she learns along the away.
To write letter after letter hoping that someone hears your pleas and believes in your fight against a faulty justice system. I can only imagine how taxing that could be.
Not only was she continuously fighting for the freedom of her father, she fights to clear the name of her brother after he's accused of killing a white girl. She had this unparalleled strength and courage. What is most intriguing about this novel is that Johnson tackles all of these issues, but for some reason the novel didn't come across as overwhelming.
I haven't really seen many YA novels take that perspective into consideration. While they may not perpetuate racism, they abet those that do. For some, they have an instinctual feeling that it's wrong, but from fear of familial and societal judgement they opt to remain silent and become complicit. There was this conversation about how White people also deal with generational trauma when they are raised to become racists. Johnson even touches on the danger of being complicit. Johnson doesn't shy away from discussing generational trauma, the hypocritical side of interracial dating for Black women, mass incarceration, the faulty justice system, and so much more. However, as the novel continues it easily becomes an exploration of so much more.
#This is the police 2 plot free#
On first appearance, This Is My America appears to simply focus on Tasha attempting to contact Innocence X (which is a brief nod to Equal Justice Initiative) to free her father from death row. Some times it hit too close to home, but I think it's one that should be read by everyone and taught in classrooms. This book wasn't always easy to listen to. In This Is My America, Tasha not only fights to deal with the trauma of losing her dad to a faulty justice system, but she also fights to use her voice to help him gain his freedom. Quite often we look at mass incarceration from the perspective of those that are being incarcerated never giving a second thought to the family members that are left behind. It is a close examination of mass incarceration and how mass incarceration affects families. This Is My America is more than just a book about a young girl attempting to get her father out of prison. TW: murder, off the page lynching (historical), racism, Black trauma, white nationalist groups Quite often we look at mass incarceration from the perspective of those that are being incarcerated never giving a second thought to the family memb 2020 has a been crap year, but it's producing some gems! But will Tracy and her family survive the uncovering of the skeletons of their Texas town’s racist history that still haunt the present?įans of Nic Stone and Jason Reynolds won’t want to miss this provocative and gripping debut.moreĢ020 has a been crap year, but it's producing some gems! TW: murder, off the page lynching (historical), racism, Black trauma, white nationalist groups This Is My America is more than just a book about a young girl attempting to get her father out of prison. Determined to save her brother, Tracy investigates what really happened between Jamal and Angela down at the Pike. The police arrive in the night, and Tracy’s older brother, Jamal, goes from being a bright, promising track star to a “thug” on the run, accused of killing a white girl. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time-her dad has only 267 days left. Dear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system.Įvery week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row. Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row.
Dear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system.
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