Light It Up

By Kekla Magoon

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Publisher Macmillan Imprint Henry Holt and Company, Inc. ISBN

9781250128898

Awards and Honors SLJ Best Books - 2019
CPL Best Books - 2019

Light It Up

Name: Light It Up
SKU: 9781250128898J
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Discrimination: Ableism,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Mild Violence,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape

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A girl walks home from school. She's tall for her age. She's wearing her winter coat. Her headphones are in. She's hurrying.

She never makes it home.

In the aftermath, while law enforcement tries to justify the response, one fact remains: a police officer has shot and killed an unarmed thirteen-year-old girl. The community is thrown into upheaval, leading to unrest, a growing movement to protest the senseless taking of black lives, and the arrival of white supremacist counter demonstrators. Told in a series of vignettes from multiple viewpoints, Light It Up is a powerful, layered story about injustice and strength.

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AR Level 3.7 AR Points 10.0 AR Ready No Book Genres Realistic Fiction Canadian Rights Yes Dewey F Title alpha Light It Up Category City Life High Pages Count 368 Genre Fiction Topics Death. Police shootings. Race relations. African Americans. Lexile HL480L Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/3" JLG Span Winter Language English Rights type Print Publication date 2019-10-21 JLG Release Date Dec 2019 Minimum grade 9 Maximum grade 12 Reading level High Format Print

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Light It Up

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Discrimination: Ableism,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Mild Violence,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape

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Light It Up

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Discrimination: Ableism,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Mild Violence,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape

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