![]() ![]() ![]() Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal’s bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit and sent to prison. “Boys just being boys” turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. But even in a diverse art school, he’s seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef SalaamĪmal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. If you have read the book, we’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments! So fair warning–there are spoilers ahead! ![]() Crystal even interviewed the authors in a previous post. It’s an important, timely book, and we were all excited to read and discuss it. When it came time for us to pick which book we should end our group discussions on for the year, PUNCHING THE AIR by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam immediately rose to the top of our list. ![]()
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