How it went Down Young Adult Fiction each poem is both accessible

each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged

acclaimed and award-winning author Angela Johnson explores the ramifications of unexpected death in this compelling coming-of-age story

ALA Notable Children’s Book

D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood

How it went Down Young Adult Fiction each poem is both accessibleA 2015 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book One death. Two bullets. Seven eyewitnesses with seven different stories. When sixteen year old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an uproar. Tariq was black. The shooter, Jack Franklin, is white. In the aftermath of Tariq's death, everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events line up. Day by day, new twists further obscure the truth. Tariq's friends,