Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Ace of Spades
Young adult
Someone who holds all the aces. And they're planning much more than a high-school game...Unputdownable and utterly compulsive, this high-octane thriller takes a powerful look at institutionalized racism.
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Why this book
Queer life without a lesson-plan ending.
Who it's for
Young adult. Queer readers, and anyone who is tired of subtext.
Conversation starter
How did someone in this story show who they are? Who stood with them?
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End of a chapter: the choice you would have made, and why they didn't.
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