If You Knew My Name : A Novel in Verse
Overview
2024 Silver INDIES Winner for Young Adult Fiction A novel-in-rap-verse telling the story of 17-year-old Mason Tyndall-- an aspiring rap artist whose mother is a BLM activist. She saw fatal officer-involved shootings as senseless tragedies. He viewed them as trending hashtags -- that is, until he almost became one. Mason Zy'Aire Tyndall has big dreams. Dreams of sick beats, epic mic-drops, sold out stadiums. Mason's going to be a rap star--and you don't become a rap star by hitting up BLM protests with your mom or sitting at a desk. Mason wants to get out there and make a name for himself, but he'll have to graduate high school first. And he can't do that if he fails his senior year. Convinced his poetry class is a waste of time, Mason's teacher helps him see just how valuable a couplet and a rhyme can be. But when an unarmed Black man is killed by the police in his city, tensions start to rise--among the cops, the community, and even Mason's peers. Caught in the middle of increasingly violent conflicts, Mason will have to find a way to use his voice for change...and fast.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781771683609
- ISBN-10: 1771683600
- Publisher: Central Avenue Teen
- Publish Date: May 2024
- Dimensions: 8.03 x 5.43 x 0.94 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Page Count: 272
- Reading Level: Ages 12-18
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