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Invisible Son by Kim Johnson

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Invisible Son

Kim Johnson

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · May 14, 2024

Reading lane: African American YA

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller about a wrongly accused teen desperate to recclaim both his innocence and his first love.

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Why This Clicks

What Lands

A compact, serious YA read with social edge and an easy entry point.

Come here for

  • serious YA voice
  • race, prejudice, and bullying in a tight frame

Expect

  • prestige-leaning tone
  • immersion over explanation

Book Details

Authors
Kim Johnson
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
May 14, 2024
Format
Paperback
Theme
African American YA · Prejudice & Racism for Teens
Reading lane
African American YA

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Publisher Categories

  • Diverse YA Fiction

  • African American YA

  • Prejudice & Racism for Teens

About This Book

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller about a wrongly accused teen desperate to recclaim both his innocence and his first love. Life can change in an instant. When you’re wrongfully accused of a crime. When a virus shuts everything down. When the girl you love moves on. Andre Jackson is determined to reclaim his identity. But returning from juvie doesn’t feel like coming home. His Portland, Oregon, neighborhood is...

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From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller about a wrongly accused teen desperate to recclaim both his innocence and his first love. Life can change in an instant. When you’re wrongfully accused of a crime. When a virus shuts everything down. When the girl you love moves on. Andre Jackson is determined to reclaim his identity. But returning from juvie doesn’t feel like coming home. His Portland, Oregon, neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying, and COVID-19 shuts down school before he can return. And Andre’s suspicions about his arrest for a crime he didn’t commit even taint his friendships. It’s as if his whole life has been erased. The one thing Andre is counting on is his relationship with the Whitaker kids—especially his longtime crush, Sierra. But Sierra’s brother Eric is missing, and the facts don’t add up as their adoptive parents fight to keep up the act that their racially diverse family is picture-perfect. If Andre can find Eric, he just might uncover the truth about his own arrest. But in a world where power is held by a few and Andre is nearly invisible, searching for the truth is a dangerous game. Critically acclaimed author Kim Johnson delivers another social justice thriller that shines a light on being young and Black in America—perfect for fans of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and Dear Justyce by Nic Stone.

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