![]() At Shayla’s age, every problem in your social life is detrimental. While I didn’t love this portion of the plot, I understand why it’s there. Instead, the book primarily focuses on petty middle school drama. Though the subplot eventually comes to the foreground, the Black Lives Matter elements of A Good Kind of Trouble take a back seat for most of the book. 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. She starts wearing an armband to school in support of the Black Lives movement. After experiencing a powerful protest, though, Shay decides some rules are worth breaking. ![]() Shay’s sister, Hana, is involved in Black Lives Matter, but Shay doesn’t think that’s for her. Now she’s suddenly questioning who her best friends are and some people at school are saying she’s not black enough. (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.)īut in junior high, it’s like all the rules have changed. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. ![]() September 23rd, 2019 – September 27th, 2019 Rating: Format: ![]()
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