382 friends

he gets great grades

but by the time you read this

The brothers may not be biologically related

She’s dodging federal agents

Hands Up! Teen & Young Adult Mysteries & Detective Stories 382 friendsThis triumphant picture book recasts a charged phrase as part of a black girl's everyday life hands up for a hug, hands up in class, hands up for a high five before culminating in a moment of resistance at a protest march. A young black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun, reaches her hands up for a book on a high shelf, and raises her hands up in praise at a church service. She stretches her hands up high like a plane's wings and whizzes