Told in a series of vignettes from multiple viewpoints, Kekla Magoon's Light It Up is a powerful, layered story about injustice and strength—as well as an incredible follow-up to the highly acclaimed novel How It Went Down.
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 a 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.
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Kindle Book
- Release date: October 22, 2019
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781250128904
- Release date: October 22, 2019
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781250128904
- File size: 2819 KB
- Release date: October 22, 2019
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Languages
English
Levels
ATOS Level:3.7
Lexile® Measure:480
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:0-2
Told in a series of vignettes from multiple viewpoints, Kekla Magoon's Light It Up is a powerful, layered story about injustice and strength—as well as an incredible follow-up to the highly acclaimed novel How It Went Down.
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 a 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.
This title has Common Core connections.
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Details
Publisher:
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Kindle Book
Release date: October 22, 2019
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9781250128904
Release date: October 22, 2019
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9781250128904
File size: 2819 KB
Release date: October 22, 2019
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Creators
- Kekla Magoon - Author
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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Levels
ATOS Level: 3.7
Lexile® Measure: 480
Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty: 0-2
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Reviews
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