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…. Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings
Hate, Discrimination & Oppression
- Racism (theme)
- Racial slurs recounted
Sex & Sexual Violence
Abuse & Relationships
Mental Health & Suicide
- Suicide mentioned
Alcohol & Drugs
- Alcohol consumption mentioned
- Smoking mentioned (cigarettes)
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Medical, Gore & Injury
Death & Loss
Violence & Crime
- False incarceration of a minor
- Police violence
- The protagonist is tackled and held to the ground before his arrest.
- The murder of George Floyd & Breonna Taylor happens off-page.
War & Genocide
- Gentrification
Natural Disasters
Animal Death & Cruelty
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