How it Went Down

Reviewed by: Sally Holt - Raymond Village Library, Raymond, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 12, 2015

Review

Loved this book. It is definitely a cream of the crop book. A young black man is shot and each chapter has a recurring character who talks about what they saw, what they believe and what they know. Not only is their perspective about what has actually occurred concerning the incident but it is about the bigger picture...society, ethnicity, perception etc. Very Walter Dean Myers. What really happened that day...Read this book and see what you think. Loved the ending.

Overall Book Score: excellent

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About the Book

Author:

Magoon, Kekla

Illustrator: ,

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.

Book Type: Choose Book Type

Genre: realistic fiction

Audience: grades 10-12

Binding Type: library binding

Binding Quality: very good

ISBN: 978-0-8050-9869-3

Price: 17.99