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By Chezon | January 24, 2021 |
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Punching the
Air is a fictional story about Amal Shahid, a young, beautiful and brilliant artist and poet, who falls victim to a crime he did not commit. His coming-of-age story comes about in a predominately White art school that does not care to educate or cultivate his promise and talent or evolve beyond their racist rules and regulations.
Written in verse, Shahid, a self-proclaimed “old soul,” pens poetry and uses art to illustrate the deep passion he shelters while his life is upended. He writes as he is shuttled from the classroom to the courtroom and finally into a juvenile detention center.