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""Another intense, true-to-life teen novel from Marilyn Reynolds has Eddie Barajas, grown-up and in high school. Eddie is thrust in to doing the right thing when he encounters members of the white supremacist group and has to face a life-threatening situation. The reader roots for Eddie as he deals with his past and sorts his way through his journey to his future."" --Robert Huynh, English Teacher, San Gabriel High School, Alhambra ""The latest volume in Reynolds' popular True-to-Life Series from Hamilton High is the ripped- from-the-headlines story of Eddie Barajas from Reynold's novel Shut Up. Now seventeen, he is a senior at Hamilton High. When he impulsively paints over incendiary graffiti on one of the school's walls, he finds himself the target of a gang of white supremacists, who begin posting racist comments about him on social media (Eddie's mom is Mexican; his almost stepdad is black.) One example: ""Enemy of free speech. Impure race. Defective."" And then, after he stops one of their number from fleeing after a racially motivated incident, he is actually assaulted by a group of them, leaving him with a concussion and other serious injuries. Although he doesn't see his assailants, he recognizes the voice of one of them as being that of a boy in his yoga class at school. What will he choose to do: tell the police or take matters into his own hands? Reynolds does an excellent job of capturing the climate of bigotry and hatred that increasingly affects the lives of contemporary Americans in the wake of the 2016 election. Never didactic, her story is dramatic and compelling while her characters are fully realized and highly empathetic, especially Eddie and Rosie, the girl he meets and falls in love with. The combination of gentle love story and novel of gritty realism makes for a compelling read. The pull-no-punches novel is sure to excite discussion and -- excellent for both classroom use and independent reading -- it is a valuable addition to Reynold's excellent Hamilton High series."" --Michael Cart, Booklist columnist and reviewer ""It's often a challenge to find narratives that reflect the diversity of my young clients. Thank God for the Hamilton High Series! I'm grateful to have a book that explores issues of immigration policy and provides an opportunity for them to see people like themselves in a contemporary YA novel."" --Leesa Phaneuf, social worker, Walla Walla, WA

Another intense, true-to-life teen novel from Marilyn Reynolds has Eddie Barajas, grown-up and in high school. Eddie is thrust in to doing the right thing when he encounters members of the white supremacist group and has to face a life-threatening situation. The reader roots for Eddie as he deals with his past and sorts his way through his journey to his future. --Robert Huynh, English Teacher, San Gabriel High School, Alhambra The latest volume in Reynolds' popular True-to-Life Series from Hamilton High is the ripped- from-the-headlines story of Eddie Barajas from Reynold's novel Shut Up. Now seventeen, he is a senior at Hamilton High. When he impulsively paints over incendiary graffiti on one of the school's walls, he finds himself the target of a gang of white supremacists, who begin posting racist comments about him on social media (Eddie's mom is Mexican; his almost stepdad is black.) One example: Enemy of free speech. Impure race. Defective. And then, after he stops one of their number from fleeing after a racially motivated incident, he is actually assaulted by a group of them, leaving him with a concussion and other serious injuries. Although he doesn't see his assailants, he recognizes the voice of one of them as being that of a boy in his yoga class at school. What will he choose to do: tell the police or take matters into his own hands? Reynolds does an excellent job of capturing the climate of bigotry and hatred that increasingly affects the lives of contemporary Americans in the wake of the 2016 election. Never didactic, her story is dramatic and compelling while her characters are fully realized and highly empathetic, especially Eddie and Rosie, the girl he meets and falls in love with. The combination of gentle love story and novel of gritty realism makes for a compelling read. The pull-no-punches novel is sure to excite discussion and -- excellent for both classroom use and independent reading -- it is a valuable addition to Reynold's excellent Hamilton High series. --Michael Cart, Booklist columnist and reviewer It's often a challenge to find narratives that reflect the diversity of my young clients. Thank God for the Hamilton High Series! I'm grateful to have a book that explores issues of immigration policy and provides an opportunity for them to see people like themselves in a contemporary YA novel. --Leesa Phaneuf, social worker, Walla Walla, WA

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Marilyn Reynolds is the author of eleven books of realistic teen fiction, all part of the popular and award-winning True-to-Life Series from Hamilton High. Marilyn also wrote a book for educators, I Won't Read and You Can't Make Me: Reaching Reluctant Teen Readers. She has a variety of published personal essays to her credit and was nominated for an Emmy for the ABC Afterschool Special teleplay of Too Soon for Jeff. Ms. Reynolds worked with reluctant learners and teens in crises at a southern California alternative high school for thirty years. She remains actively involved in education through author presentations to middle and high school students ranging from struggling readers to highly motivated writers who are interested in developing work for possible publication.

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