Heart or mind
By: Patrick Jones
Series: Unbarred
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 113
ISBN-13: 9781512400915
Subjects: Love; Juvenile fiction; Prejudices; Fiction; Somali Americans; High schools; Schools; African Americans
Description: Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out.   Tension between African Americans and Somalis at Rodney's high school erupts into a food fight that turns into a riot. In the midst of the violence, Rodney helps a Somali classmate to safety. Soon Rodney and Jawahir fall for each other. Against the pleas of their families and friends, they can't help but follow their hearts.   As groups on both sides of the fight harbor lingering resentment, Rodney and Jawahir are caught in the middle. Rodney is determined to avoid trouble, having served a previous stint at the County Home School. But in a world where hate seems to rule, can Rodney and Jawahir keep their flame of love alive? Or will their relationship ignite a fire that destroys all in its path?
Notes: 789Y Childrens Plus, Inc.