A Good Kind of Trouble

Ramee, Lisa Moore

ISBN 10: 0062836684 / ISBN 13: 9780062836687

Published by Balzer+Bray, 2019

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Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is follow the rules. (Oh, and she'd also like to make it through seventh grade with her best friendships intact, learn to run track, and have a cute boy see past her giant forehead.) But in junior high, it's like all the rules have changed. Now she's suddenly questioning who her best friends are, and some people at school are saying she's not black enough. Wait, what?? Shay's sister, Hana, is involved in Black Lives Matter, but Shay doesn't think that's for her. After experiencing a powerful protest, though, Shay decides some rules are worth breaking. She starts wearing an armband to school in support of the Black Lives movement. Soon everyone is taken sides. And she is given an ultimatum. Shay is scared to do the wrong thing (and even more scared to do the right thing), but if she doesn't face her fears, she'll be forever tripping over the next hurdle. Now, that's trouble, for real. Balzer+Bray, 1st Edition, Later Printing, 2019 THIS IS A BRAND NEW BOOK.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Good Kind of Trouble
• Publisher: Balzer+Bray
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062836684
• ISBN 13: 9780062836687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 5th or later Printin
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction: Young Adult

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Synopsis

From debut author Lisa Moore Ramée comes this funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel about friendship, family, and standing up for what’s right, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give and the novels of Renée Watson and Jason Reynolds.

Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and she’d also like to make it through seventh grade with her best friendships intact, learn to run track, and have a cute boy see past her giant forehead.)

But in junior high, it’s like all the rules have changed. Now she’s suddenly questioning who her best friends are and some people at school are saying she’s not black enough. Wait, what?

Shay’s sister, Hana, is involved in Black Lives Matter, but Shay doesn't think that's for her. After experiencing a powerful protest, though, Shay decides some rules are worth breaking. She starts wearing an armband to school in support of the Black Lives movement. Soon everyone is taking sides. And she is given an ultimatum.

Shay is scared to do the wrong thing (and even more scared to do the right thing), but if she doesn't face her fear, she'll be forever tripping over the next hurdle. Now that’s trouble, for real.

"Tensions are high over the trial of a police officer who shot an unarmed Black man. When the officer is set free, and Shay goes with her family to a silent protest, she starts to see that some trouble is worth making." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")

About the Author

Lisa Moore Ramée was born and raised in Los Angeles and now lives in Northern California with her husband, daughter, obnoxious cat, and rambunctious (but sweet) dog. She's a devout believer in dreams coming true and is the author of A Good Kind of Trouble, a Walter Dean Myers Honor Book, The Everybody Experiment, Something to Say, and MapMaker. You can visit her online at lisamooreramee.com.