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All American Boys Book Talk!

By Anonymous
I just finished this book called All American Boys, It’s a novel created by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. This book talks about something that happens in Chicago a lot and it’s a problem, this is a very relatable book and I can relate because it’s happened to me before but in a different way.


All American Boys is about this boy named Rashad and this boy name Quinn and something really horrible happens to Rashad before a party and the person who did the horrible thing to Rashad is actually Quinn’s admirer and something between the two happens because Quinn can’t stop thinking or talking about Rashad because what the person did was very wrong of him. My favorite part of this book is when everyone cares about Rashad and everyone goes out of their way to support Rashad in this incident. And when Rashad finds out a lot about his dad that he never said before to anyone.


Rashad is a nice boy, he would never do anything wrong, he is innocent and he never means to hurt anyone, he is African American and he has both of his parents. He joined this junior army group called the ROTC which his dad forced him to. Quinn, he’s a basketball player and he will go out of his way and no matter what. Quinn wants to follow after his dad because his father would do the same, and Rashad’s incident gave him a chance to do so.

I believe this book really changes perspectives of other people and teaches others a lesson about life. During this book I had learned so much because the “incidents” happen a lot in real life. I’m just glad it hasn’t happened to anyone i know or to me because it’s devastating to hear. But to hear about the incident you will have to read the book yourself, and if you do decide to read it or have already read it. Tell me what was your thoughts on the story? What would you do in this situation?

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  1. Rachel BelkovNovember 30, 2017 at 9:36 AM

    What a great book blog, George! So much information, detail and personal connections. I appreciate your honesty and thoughtfulness. Just work on your editing and revisions - you had some grammar and run-on errors. See me if you want some help.

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