Troublemaker

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DESCRIPTION : An instant New York Times bestselller!An Indiebound bestseller!12-year-old Jordan feels like he can't live up to the example his older sister set, or his parent's exp ectations. When he returns home from school one day hoping to hide his suspension, Los Angeles has reached a turning point. In the wake of the acquittal of the police officers filmed beating Rodney King, as well as the shooting of a young black teen, Latasha Harlins by a Korean store owner, the country is at the precipice of confronting its racist past and present.As tensions escalate, Jordan's father leaves to check on the family store, spurring Jordan and his friends to embark on a dangerous journey to come to his aide, and come to terms with the racism within and affecting their community. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780759554474 BY (AUTHOR) Cho, John PUBLISHER : Little, Brown & Company PUBLICATION DATE : March 22, 2022 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States IMPRINT : Little, Brown Young Readers LANGUAGE : English AGE : From 8 to 12 years PRODUCT FORM : Hardback DIMENSION : 198 mm x 134 mm WEIGHT : 300 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Children’s, Teenage & Educational Show more