Title Tyler Johnson was here / Jay Coles

Edition First edition Published New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018 ©2018

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Description 299 pages ; 22 cm Summary When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a shooting, followed by a police raid. The next day, Tyler has gone missing, and it's up to Marvin to find him. But when Tyler is found dead, a video leaked online tells an even more chilling story: Tyler has been shot and killed by a police officer. Terrified as his mother unravels and mourning a brother who is now a hashtag, Marvin must learn what justice and freedom really mean. Tyler Johnson Was Here is a stunning account of police brutality in modern America Notes 15-18 years old Subject African American teenagers -- Fiction. Twins -- Fiction. Single-parent families -- Fiction. Police shootings -- Fiction. Racism -- Fiction. Brothers -- Death -- Fiction. Grief -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Police shootings -- Fiction. Racism -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Death -- Fiction. Grief -- Fiction. Brothers -- Fiction. Twins -- Fiction. Single-parent families -- Fiction. Brothers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction. African American teenagers -- Juvenile fiction. Death -- Juvenile fiction. Brothers -- Juvenile fiction. Young adult fiction. African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. Twins -- Juvenile fiction. Single-parent families -- Juvenile fiction. Police shootings -- Juvenile fiction. Racism -- Juvenile fiction. Grief -- Juvenile fiction. Genre/Form Young adult fiction Reading nook. LC no. 2017027423 ISBN 9780316440776 (hardback)

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