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This is my America / Kim Johnson.

Johnson, Kim, 1979- (author.).

Summary:

While writing letters to Innocence X, a justice-seeking project, asking them to help her father, an innocent black man on death row, teenaged Tracy takes on another case when her brother is accused of killing his white girlfriend.
High schooler Tracy writes letters to Innocence X, a justice-seeking project, asking them to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593118788
  • ISBN: 0593118782
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Children's Books, [2020]

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Source of Description Note:
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Subject: Racism > Fiction.
Judicial error > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Prisoners > Fiction.
Murder > Fiction.
Family problems > Fiction.
Racism > Juvenile fiction.
Judicial error > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Prisoners > Juvenile fiction.
Murder > Juvenile fiction.
Dysfunctional families > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Young adult fiction.
Electronic books.

KIM JOHNSON held leadership positions in social justice organizations as a teen. She's now a college administrator who maintains civic engagement throughout the community while also mentoring Black student activists and leaders. This Is My America is her debut novel. It explores racial injustice against innocent Black men who are criminally sentenced and the families left behind to pick up the pieces. She holds degrees from the University of Oregon and the University of Maryland, College Park. Kim lives her best life in Oregon with her husband and two kids. Find her at KCJOHNSONWRITES.COM and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @kcjohnsonwrites.


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