Quinn, a family friend to the officer, is a witness to the incident. Rashad is a 16-year-old who is assaulted by a white police officer in a convenience store when he is misinterpreted as a thief. The novel switches between the perspective of a black boy, Rashad, written by Jason Reynolds, and a white boy, Quinn, written by Brendan Kiely. The book follows two characters, Rashad Butler and Quinn, as they navigate racism. The book was published in 2015 by Simon & Schuster. After Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson on August 9, 2014, Reynolds and Kiely began writing All American Boys as a way to address police brutality and racial profiling. Reynolds and Kiely began to share their feelings and frustrations, developing a friendship. While sharing a room on the book tour, they heard the news that George Zimmerman had been acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin. Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely met on a Simon & Schuster book tour in 2013. Reynolds (left) and Kiely discuss All American Boys in 2016
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |