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Feb 27, 2024c8_19 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Thinking about maybe bumping this up by half a star, but I'm not sure. This was a very well-told story, and it's a very necessary story. I'm glad it's written at the YA level to be accessible for that demographic while also being at a…
Aug 08, 2023renkuizheng rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The story of this novel is about police brutality, and what makes it interesting is that it has the perspectives of two separate people—Quinn, a white person, and Rashad, a black person. Quinn and Rashad's different points of view,…
Jul 01, 2023green_cat_7031 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
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Jun 29, 2023blue_panda_7778 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The novel "All American Boys" was written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. It follows the young teenagers Rashad Butler and Quinn Collins after a incident at a local store. Throughout the story it switches between the point of views of…
Apr 27, 2023MariamMF rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"All American Boys" is a young adult novel written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, published in 2015. The story follows the lives of two high school students, Rashad Butler, an African American teenager, and Quinn Collins, a white…
Feb 16, 2023
"All American Boys" is a novel written by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds. The book tells the story of two high school students, Rashad and Quinn, who come from different backgrounds but are brought together by a violent incident…
May 10, 2021N_1239 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I was unsure about this book at first, yet as soon as I read it, I realized there is much more to this book than just racism. The book does a great job of exploring the complexities of racism and police brutality and highlighting white…
Nov 11, 2020
Rashad and Quinn, two high schoolers, stop by their neighborhood store on a Friday night on their way to a party. One teen is judged by the color of his skin and what he is wearing while the other teen witnesses how this judgement goes…
Jun 06, 2020zoeythekat rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of my absolute favorite books. I loved the main characters and watching as they challenged their own worldviews. This book does a great job of confronting white privilege and highlighting systematic racism in America and police…
Feb 14, 2020blue_deer_398 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Literally the best book of the century. So true yet so heartreaking
Jan 01, 2020Ethiopianwolf rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Great book about police brutality. I appreciated how two authors of different color wrote this book about two teens of different color. It gave the story authenticity.
Jan 22, 2019KEBaileyG rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book because the characters absolutely sweep you away. From the beginning you will fall in love with and root for these boys: two young men struggling with their respective journeys. Ultimately, both must find the inner…
Jan 10, 2019booknrrd rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
All American Boys was my introduction to YA fiction dealing with police brutality issues. I finished this book the day I started it, which should tell you almost everything you need to know about it. I was completely sucked in. I started…
Nov 13, 2018JCLHeatherM rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
There are at least two sides to every story and with a two person interwoven narrative, readers are presented with two sides of a standard night that turned into something much more.
Jun 20, 2018TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book views a huge societal issue that we still go through today, police brutality. When I first started reading this novel, I had immediately gotten attached to it. The story first began with a sixteen year old boy who gets wrongly…
Apr 14, 2018samcmar rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Did you love The Hate U Give? Well, then you need to check out All American Boys. This a book that focuses on racial prejudice, unlikely friendship, societal discontent, and it will punch you in the feelings over and over again. Written…
Feb 21, 2018amara16713 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
It was good but I was hoping it would dive deeper into the aftermath of what happened to the cop and how did Rashad continue on with his life after this event. I would have also liked to see how Quinn and Jill dealt with their friends and…
Jan 29, 2018EvaELPL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"All American Boys" is a timely, important, and evocative look at racism and police brutality, and how individual lives and whole communities can be affected when those issues collide. Told in alternating perspective between two boys,…
Aug 18, 2017PinesandPrejudice rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A triumph. This is an IMPORTANT book. I was in the middle of this other awful book that I wasn't enjoying when the events in Charlottesville, VA happened. There wasn't much I could do but educate myself and speak out on social media, being…
Jul 18, 2017twhitehead24 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"All American Boys" is a good book on a very difficult subject - racism. This book is told through the perspective of two high school boys - the victim being black and the witness being white. Rashad, the victim, is brutally beaten by a…
Apr 25, 2017JCLEmilyD rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book was a tough one because of the topic: police brutality. It gives viewpoints from both the victim, Rashed, and a a close friend of the police officer, Quinn. As Rashed struggles with why this happened and wanting things just to…
May 14, 2016JCLBeckyC rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Written by two authors--Jason Reynolds wrote the chapters narrated by Rashad and Brendan Kiely wrote the chapters narrated by Quinn--we get to know these two guys--and their friends, classmates, and family. They are portrayed so…
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Mar 30, 2016mvkramer rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
It's happened again - everyone loved this book except for me. And it's probably fantastic - the writing style and I just aren't meant to be. The prose is so...leaden. I couldn't get into it. Also, I know the topic is really timely and…
Feb 24, 2016KMJ_ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a book that is very clearly set in the present, with timely topics about race, police brutality, and protest movements. Rashad is beaten by a cop outside a convenience store after being accused of shoplifting. Quinn witnesses this,…
ellie_o
Jan 29, 2016
I have chills. This book was beautifully and powerfully written. The subject matter is not simplified, and no one tries to make sense of it. The book ends without an answer, as it should. It's an English teacher's dream - something…