The Best New Books Coming Out in August 2020
26 Incredible New Books Coming Your Way This August
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Set against the backdrop of the 1992 Rodney King Riots, The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed follows Ashley Bennett, a wealthy Black girl with plans to spend her summer sunbathing with her friends. Then four police officers are acquitted in the beating of Rodney King sparking protests across Los Angeles that force Ashley to look at her life, family, and friends in a different light.
Out Aug. 4