Hello friends!
We are so excited to announce the confirmed schedule for the The Black Kids tour! Thank you again to all of you that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure that we filled up this tour with some amazing #ownvoices reviewers! Be sure to visit our hosts during this week and help promote the release of The Black Kids for the entire week.
Remember, all tour hosts are required to post reviews in addition to their creative content.
July 28
Hear Our Voices – Intro Video Interview
Sometimes Leelynn Reads – Original Book Tag
Bookin Good – Review in 5 Gifs + #OwnVoices Reflection
Amaysn Reads – Video Review + #OwnVoices Reflection
July 29
DJ Reads Books – #OwnVoices Reflection + Video Book Review (IG)
Blk Bookish – Dream Cast + #OwnVoices Reflection
A Warrior’s Library – Video Review + Theme Analysis (Blog)
Positively BriAna Reads – Blog Interview + Original Book Tag + Theme Analysis (IG)
July 30
Sometimes Leelynn Reads – #OwnVoices Reflection
bnjreads – Favorite Quotes
Curly Haired Bibliophile – Playlist + #OwnVoices Reflection (IG)
Chidimma Desiree – Video Review + Book Recs
July 31
Nox Reads – Reading Journal
Kay The Bookworm – Video Review + Favorite Quotes (IG)
Rae’s Reads and Review – Blog Interview + Theme Analysis + Cover Recreation
Bookin It With Ahtiya – Video Review + #OwnVoices Reflection (Blog) (IG)
August 1
One Page At a Time – Reading Vlog + #OwnVoices Reflection
Books Whit Me – Playlist + #OwnVoices Reflection
Cosmics N Reads – 15 Thoughts While Reading + Book Aesthetic
The Right Now – Playlist
Kali’s Bookish Rambles – Dream Cast + Playlist
August 2
Jen’s Book Den – Favorite Quotes (Blog)
The Plot Thickens – 15 Thoughts While Reading
Books with Brandie Shanae – Reading Vlog + #OwnVoices Reflection (IG)
Kandice Danielle – Video Review + #OwnVoices Reflection
August 3
Nox Reads – Video Review
Whitney Mouse – Book Recs on Mental Health + #OwnVoices ReflectionBooks and Melanin – #OwnVoices Reflection + Cover Recreation
Beautiful Dawn Designs – Review (IG)
Bookish Ends – Favorite Quotes
August 4
Release Day!
The Socially Awkward Book Lover – #OwnVoices Reflection (IG)
All Books, All People – Book RecsAll I Ever Wanted Was the World – Review
Bri’s Book Nook – 15 Thoughts While Reading
One Page At a Time – Video Interview
Christina Hammonds Reed holds an MFA in Film and Television Production from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Her short fiction has previously appeared in the Santa Monica Review. She lives in Hermosa Beach, CA.
The Black Kids
by Christina Hammonds Reed
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Release Date: September 1st, 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Contemporary
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Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots.
Los Angeles, 1992
Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It’s the end of senior year and they’re spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. They can already feel the sunny days and endless possibilities of summer.
Everything changes one afternoon in April, when four LAPD officers are acquitted after beating a black man named Rodney King half to death. Suddenly, Ashley’s not just one of the girls. She’s one of the black kids.
As violent protests engulf LA and the city burns, Ashley tries to continue on as if life were normal. Even as her self-destructive sister gets dangerously involved in the riots. Even as the model black family façade her wealthy and prominent parents have built starts to crumble. Even as her best friends help spread a rumor that could completely derail the future of her classmate and fellow black kid, LaShawn Johnson.
With her world splintering around her, Ashley, along with the rest of LA, is left to question who is the us? And who is the them?
Reblogged this on Rae's Reads and Reviews and commented:
I’m going to be part of the Hear Our Voices book tour for The Black Kids by Christina Hammond Reeds! This will be my first ever book tour and I’m over the moon with excitement. Make sure to tune in from July 28th to August 4th to see what all of the other tour hosts are posting.
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