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What Lane?

Biracial sixth-grader Stephen questions the limitations society puts on him after he learns about the Black Lives Matter movement and notices the way strangers treat him when he hangs out with his white friends.

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Book Details

Weight 0.25 lbs
Dimensions 7.7 × 5.1 × 0.4 in
Interest Level

Grades 4-8

Binding

Paperback

Pages

144 Pages

Publisher

Nancy Paulsen Books

Language

English

ISBN

9780525518457

Released

5/11/2021

AR Quiz Number

509626

Lexile Measure

HL500L

About The Author

Maldonado, Torrey

Maldonado, Torrey

Torrey Maldonado was born and raised in Brooklyn, growing up in the Red Hook housing projects. He has been a teacher for New York City public schools for nearly 25 years, and his fast-paced, compelling stories are inspired by his and his students’ experiences. His popular novels for young readers include What Lane?, which garnered many starred reviews and was cited by Oprah and the New York Times for being an essential book to discuss racism and allyship; Tight, which won the Christopher Award, was an ALA Notable Book, and an NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year; and his very first novel, Secret Saturdays which has been in print for over ten years. Connect on Instagram and Twitter @torreymaldonado.

“If you are wondering how to begin confronting Anti-Black racism in your classroom, start with What Lane?“–School Library Journal: The Classroom Bookshelf

“STAY IN YOUR LANE.” Stephen doesn’t want to hear that–he wants to have no lane.

Anything his friends can do, Stephen should be able to do too, right? So when they dare each other to sneak into an abandoned building, he doesn’t think it’s his lane, but he goes. Here’s the thing, though: Can he do everything his friends can? Lately, he’s not so sure. As a mixed kid, he feels like he’s living in two worlds with different rules–and he’s been noticing that strangers treat him differently than his white friends . . .

So what’ll he do? Hold on tight as Stephen swerves in and out of lanes to find out which are his–and who should be with him.

Torrey Maldonado, author of the highly acclaimed Tight, does a masterful job showing a young boy coming of age in a racially split world, trying to blaze a way to be his best self.

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