5 out of 5 stars. This book has a lot of depictions of police brutality. So if you have trauma from this, be very careful when reading this book. This is honestly an astonishing book depicting the life of a African American/black boy living in Oakland, CA and the hardships he faces as a dark skinned minority. The ending of this book perfectly sums up how injustices within the law system are still an occurrence even to this day. Nothing is resolved and another band aid is placed on a constant issue that are allowing more police to get away with illegal treatment of people and are causing more innocent POC to be hurt or harm without any proof they posed a threat to begin with. This book made me cry because it's so deep and it's a reality I've seen not just with the African American/black community but also with the latinx community. This book expresses how standing in solidarity with one another is so important. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would definitely recommend it to my POC who can relate and allies who are here to support us rather than trying to help because they want to be a part of our cause (yes there is a difference).