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Jordan’s a gifted artist, and his drawings blend with the narrative to give readers a full sense of his two worlds and his methods of coping with existing in between. Riverdale Academy Day School, located at the opposite end of Manhattan, is a world away, and Jordan finds himself a stranger in a foreign land, where pink clothing is called salmon, white administrators mistake a veteran African-American teacher for the football coach, and white classmates ape African-American Vernacular English to make themselves sound cool. He may be the new kid, but as an African-American boy from Washington Heights, that stigma entails so much more than getting lost on the way to homeroom. Jordan Banks takes readers down the rabbit hole and into his mostly white prep school in this heartbreakingly accurate middle-grade tale of race, class, microaggressions, and the quest for self-identity. Longing-for connection, for family, for a voice-roars to life with just a touch of magic.
It is at one and the same time completely American and thoroughly informed by Korean culture. Keller infuses this tale, which explores both the end of life and coming-of-age, with a sensitive examination of immigration issues and the complexity of home. Interesting supporting characters are fully developed but used sparingly to keep the focus on the simple yet suspenseful plot. What she comes to realize is that healing doesn’t mean health and that Halmoni is not the only one in need of the power of storytelling. Lily makes a deal with the tiger to heal her grandmother by releasing those stories. From the tiger, Lily learns that Halmoni has bottled up the hard stories of her past to keep sadness at bay. There is no need for prior knowledge of Korean folktales, although a traditional Korean myth propels the story forward. What were previously bedtime stories become dangerously prophetic, as Lily begins to piece together fact from fiction. When Lily, her sister, Sam-both biracial, Korean and White-and their widowed mom move in with Halmoni to be close with her as she ages, Lily begins to see a magical tiger. Ali and Zoe are Black.Ī young girl bargaining for the health of her grandmother discovers both her family’s past and the strength of her own voice.įor many years, Lily’s Korean grandmother, Halmoni, has shared her Asian wisdom and healing powers with her predominantly White community. Overall, however, readers who enjoy stories of young detectives will be pleased. Important messages regarding social justice are imparted, although the pacing sometimes feels rushed, taking away from the gravitas of certain moments. Overall, this is a solid follow-up that shows Ali developing as a sleuth even as he’s a young boy trying to make sense of his world. Meanwhile, Ali, the son of a homicide detective, finds himself in the middle of arguments about these topics while at times feeling his opinions are dismissed due to his father’s profession.
Ali’s schoolmates become frustrated with the impact of gun violence on Black people and start demanding more accountability from the authorities. Themes of activism, gun violence, and police bias are explored, with various complex sides to the issues being shared by different characters. Still, Ali’s knack for investigation and his connection to Zoe propel him to pursue the case with the help of friends. Zoe knows who did it but strangely is keeping quiet. Middle schooler Ali is the closest thing there is to an eyewitness, though he didn’t even see the shooter’s face. "This is a fresh look at the world of James Patterson's most famous protagonist.Ali Cross sets out to solve another case that hits close to home.Īli, son of Washington, D.C., detective Alex Cross, returns in a sequel to his 2019 outing that finds him in the thick of things when his crush, Zoe Knight, gets shot in a park. There are highlights in Ali's first case, such as creatively using an immersive video game environment the preteens are addicted to as a way to communicate."- Booklist "Young readers.will find much to like in this first installment. "Patterson is in a class by himself."- Vanity Fair "Patterson's fans.aren't just addicted to his books they see him as a constant companion, a part of their lives."- The New York Times "All Patterson's success stems from one simple root: his love of telling stories."- The Washington Post "The prolific king of the beach read is back with an intergenerational mystery for the 9-to-12-year-old set."- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Ali Cross and bestselling author James Patterson: "A fitting, socially conscious sequel."- Kirkus Reviews “This one will fly off the shelves.”- Booklist Praise for Ali Cross: Like Father, Like Son:
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