Notes From Your Bookseller An unflinching look inside the American criminal justice system told from the perspective of a boy incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit and working to communicate his truth through art. Honest, raw and profoundly eye-opening, this is a must-read for teens and adults alike. New York Times and USA Today bestseller * Goodreads Finalist for Best Teen Book of the Year * Time Magazine Best Book of the Year * Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year * School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * New York Public Library Best Book of the Year From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. One of the most acclaimed YA novels of the year, this New York Times and USA Today bestseller is a must-read for fans of Jason Reynolds, Walter Dean Myers, and Elizabeth Acevedo and is now available in paperback! The story that I thought was my life didn’t start on the day I was born Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, because of a biased system he’s seen as disruptive and unmotivated. Then, one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. “Boys just being boys” turns out to be true only when those boys are white. The story that I think will be my life starts today Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it? With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth in a system designed to strip him of both.Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam Talk About the Story Behind Punching the Air is the story of 16 year old Amal Shahid who is an artist and poet. After one heated moment one fateful night he is accused of a violent crime Sep 2, 2020 · Uploaded by Epic Reads Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi - OverDrive Sep 1, 2020 — New York Times and USA Today bestseller * Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor * Walter Award Winner * Goodreads Finalist for Best Teen Book of the Punching the Air eBook : Zoboi, Ibi, Salaam, Yusef: Kindle Store Amazon.com: Punching the Air eBook : Zoboi, Ibi, Salaam, Yusef: Kindle Store. “Punching the Air” by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam - Patricia That book became the co-authored Punching the Air (Balzer & Bray 2020) the much-decorated best-selling novel-in-verse, about Amal, Book Review: Punching The Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam Though Punching the Air isn't Yusef's story as it happened, in Zoboi's own words, it pulls 'from his experiences'. The result is a powerful and Ideas Festival 2020: Punching the Air with Ibi Zoboi and Dr Yusef Salaam will discuss their powerful new book, Punching the Air, which they co-authored. Moderated by Dr. Khadijah Costley White. Punching the Air has been Review of Punching the Air - The Horn Book Sixteen-year-old Amal Dawud Shahid (who is African American) knows he didn't throw the punch that left Jeremy Mathis (who is white) injured Punching the Air | Chicago Public Library Punching the Air — Zoboi, Ibi Aanu, — "Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and Punching the Air – Staff Review – Cherise - Auburn Public Punching the air by Ibi Zoboi with Yusef Salaam. This story will rip you to pieces. I knew it would be emotional simply by knowing the Why Yusef Salaam and Ibi Zoboi Collaborated on Punching Punching the Air is about the power of art, faith, and transcendence in the most debilitating circumstances. It's our hope that all readers will Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam - The Book Slut Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam. This is one of the most important young adult books I have read in my short, but well-read The Plot Thickens: Punching the Air - Black Girls Create An immersive narrative told entirely through verse, Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (of the Exonerated Five) weaves poetry of