Endangered: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (528 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062316230 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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It’s an infusion of masterful writing and raw emotion. It blow me away.” (Celeste Norfleet, author of The Thrill of You)“Endangered is a gripping tale that captivates from the first page to the very last. A frightening and realistic story about the realities of racism, poverty and injustice.” (Kirkus Reviews)“…provocative…” (Philadelphia City Paper)“A heartwarming, insightful, and thought-provoking tale that is oftentimes all too true. It was amazing.” (Ashley & Jaquavis, N
"Overall, a good read." according to Beanomly. I really enjoyed this book for the most part. It had a good pace and I felt it did a nice job of exposing a lot of the unfairness in the legal system, especially when dealing with race and socioeconomic class. I didn't feel that Malik's mother's response to his arrest was over the top and truly felt her fear, panic, and feeling of helplessness.There were two things that bothered me though.1. There is no evidence against Malik and even a public defender would have bee. "Captivating" according to Dr. Jones. This is a book that contains a very important message. The book tells a story of one family's interaction with the criminal justice system, but does so in a way that will cause you to think about the criminal justice system. It is well written, and is very well designed, but does force you to think seriously beyond that point. A very relevant story for modern America.. Reality tips the balance sanoe.net I finished this book on Friday and I was going to write a review on it but decided to hold off. Maybe it is a good thing because on Friday, my opinion was that it had a solid premise but the writing was a little too preachy for me. Sort of like how I was enthralled by Richard Wright's "Native Son" up until the last act when it got super preachy/political and stopped being about Bigger and more about socialism."Endangered" doesn't go the "Native Son" route at all but
Cush now lives in Illinois with her husband and two children.. After moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana, she hosted a weekly radio show called A View from Summit, where she covered such topics as public safety, urban violence, and inner-city education. A native of Philadelphia, Jean Love Cush worked for the Philadelphia district attorney's office directly out of law school before spending three years as a f
But when a wave of murders hits Philadelphia and fifteen-year-old Malik is arrested, Janae’s terror is compounded by guilt and doubt: Would Malik have escaped jail if he’d run?Unable to see her son or pay for his defense, Janae, a cafeteria worker, reluctantly allows Roger Whitford, a white human rights attorney, to represent Malik. Terrified for his safety, she warned him, “raise your hands high, keep your mouth shut, and do whatever they say,” if the police ever stopped him. An innocent black teenager is accused of murder in this provocative and compassionate thriller that skillfully probes issues of race, class, crime, and injustice and offers a searing portrait of modern America.From the time her son, Malik, could walk, Janae taught him that the best way to stay alive and out of trouble with the law was to cooperate. With the help of an ambitious private attorney named Calvin Moore, Roger is determined to challenge the entire criminal justice system and expose its inherent racism—racism that threatens the very existence of America’s young black men.Offering a startling and unprecedented defense, the lawyers spark a national firestorm of debate over race, prison, and politics that burns to the very core of Janae herself. As she battles to save her son, she begins to discover that she is also fighting for her own survival and that of her community.