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Gr 3–7—In our current age of book bans and lesson censorship, this novel has plenty of material to reckon with. Set in small-town Louisiana, it follows aspiring teenage filmmaker Lamar Phillips, Jr., as he begins filming a documentary about his trailblazing grandfather. Sadly, unexpected violence leads Lamar's project in a different direction. Hudson's text sets out to boldly counterpoint beliefs that the past is stale news or too upsetting for children to learn. In that, it succeeds as a straightfo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More