Author: Joanna Ho
Published: 2022 Maybelline lives a happy life with her parents and her older brother Danny. But then one night Danny takes his life and suddenly May's world is turned upside down. She is dealing with guilt from not realizing something is wrong and regret that she could have stopped it if she just would have done something different. Unfortunately this wasn't the first suicide this year, and one white parent decides to turn it into something else. He publicly states that Asians are the ones to blame for the suicides because Asian parents are putting too much pressure on their kids to do well in school. Because of the constant stress, kids are taking their own lives. May is absolutely horrified. Her family is already dealing with enough. Now people are blaming them for Danny's death. She decides to write something in the paper in response. Her family starts receiving backlash, and her parents want her to stop writing letters in the paper. But May wants to stand up for what is right. The Silence That Binds Us is a story about racism and family and tragedy. It is about using your voice and standing up for what is right.
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Author: Tiffany D. Jackson
Published: 2017 Just about everyone knows that Mary Addison killed a baby when she was nine-years-old. Her mom was watching the baby for a friend, and the baby ended up dying under their care. Mary was put in baby jail for six years. Now she is in a group home with other girls who have committed crimes. Mary met Ted through working at a nursing home. The two find out that Mary is pregnant, and Mary is absolutely terrified that the state is going to take her baby because of her past. But they don't know what really happened that night. It is time to tell the truth--she will do anything to protect her baby. Allegedly is a heartbreaking and dark story that I just could not put down. Fans of Jackson's other books will devour this one. Recommended for high school and up. |
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