This Is My America: Book Guide, Author and Facts
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Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time—her dad has only 267 days left. Then the unthinkable happens. The police arrive in the night, and Tracy’s older brother, Jamal, goes from being a bright, promising track star to a “thug” on the run, accused of killing a white girl. Determined to save her brother, Tracy investigates what really happened between Jamal and Angela down at the Pike. But will Tracy and her family survive the uncovering of the skeletons of their Texas town’s racist history that still haunt the present?
Quick facts about This Is My America
- Title: This Is My America
- Author: Kim Johnson
- First published: 2020
- Genre: children's fiction, young adult, judicial error
- OpenLibrary ID: OL20758839W
Where to read This Is My America
This Is My America by Kim Johnson is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is This Is My America about?
Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row.
Who wrote This Is My America?
This Is My America was written by Kim Johnson.
When was This Is My America published?
This Is My America was first published in 2020.
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