Endangered: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (943 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062316230 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
But when a wave of murders hits Philadelphia and fifteen-year-old Malik is arrested, Janae’s terror is compounded by guilt and doubt: Would Malik have escaped jail if he’d run?Unable to see her son or pay for his defense, Janae, a cafeteria worker, reluctantly allows Roger Whitford, a white human rights attorney, to represent Malik. As she battles to save her son, she begins to discover that she is also fighting for her own survival and that of her community.. An innocent black teenager is accused of murder in this prov
After moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana, she hosted a weekly radio show called A View from Summit, where she covered such topics as public safety, urban violence, and inner-city education. Cush now lives in Illinois with her husband and two children.. A native of Philadelphia, Jean Love Cush worked for the Philadelphia district attorney's office directly out of law school before spending three years as a family law at
Beanomly said Overall, a good read.. I really enjoyed this book for the most part. It had a good pace and I felt it did a nice job of exposing a lot of the unfairness in the legal system, especially when dealing with race and socioeconomic class. I didn't feel that Malik's mother's response to his arrest was over the top and truly felt her fear, panic, and feeling of helplessness.There were two things that bothered me though.1. There is no evidence against Malik and even a public defender would have been able . Captivating This is a book that contains a very important message. The book tells a story of one family's interaction with the criminal justice system, but does so in a way that will cause you to think about the criminal justice system. It is well written, and is very well designed, but does force you to think seriously beyond that point. A very relevant story for modern America.. "Reality tips the balance" according to sanoe.net. I finished this book on Friday and I was going to write a review on it but decided to hold off. Maybe it is a good thing because on Friday, my opinion was that it had a solid premise but the writing was a little too preachy for me. Sort of like how I was enthralled by Richard Wright's "Native Son" up until the last act when it got super preachy/political and stopped being about Bigger and more about socialism."Endangered" doesn't go the "Native Son" route at all but it does
Fletcher, author of Being a Black Man in America and Supreme Discomfort)“Cush makes a passionate argument for the defense of young men whose only crimes were being born black in America. It’s an infusion of masterful writing and raw emotion. The emotional impact is immediate. “An engaging debut. This phenomenal debut pulls at your heartstrings and exposes an unfair justice system while simultaneously engrossing you with skillful storytelling. A frightening and realistic story about the realities of racism, poverty and injustice.” (Kirkus Reviews