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This book couldn’t hold my attention. I really wanted to like it, and the subject matter is so important, but I think it was just too much of everything. Too many POV, and parallel story lines going at the same time. I just couldn’t get into it.

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Overall, “One of the Good Ones” was a great book, with engaging characters and a plot constantly pushing ahead. Some parts read too much like a history lesson, so if I had any such power, I would recommend the authors do a bit of editing to make those sections a little easier to read—only one or two though, which is why I still consider this a must-read book. Now the review gets tricky, because I don’t want to spoil the book; so suffice to say that there is something completely unexpected that happens around the two-third mark of the book which shifts it from one type of book to another. I would have thought such a shift would annoy me to no end, but something about the main characters engaged me at such a profound level that I not only accepted this twist like I have never accepted such a twist before, but I totally welcomed it. And while the twist seems superficial at first, even a bit out of the blue and just provocative, but it offers a lot to unpack about the relationship between people of colour and white wannabe allies who are actually doing more harm than good. Plus, sparse hints about this twist were available, so stay aware. The ending felt a little abrupt; there was a lot I would have liked to know about Happi’s reaction to the twist, and its effects on the project, but this is still a great read and certainly an eye-opening one.

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Rating: 4.5 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 and a half (rounded up)
Book: One of the Good Ones
Release Date: Available Now!!! (Released on Jan 5, 2021)
Author: Maika Moulite; Maritza Moulite
Genre: Multicultural Interest | OwnVoices | Teens & YA

Sipping Synopsis: Kezi is a teen social justice activist that gets killed mysteriously the day she attends a rally. Her family and friends mourn her while idolizing how great she was and the wonderful things she did in her short time alive. The only person not singing her praises is her younger sister Happi. And the more Happi finds out about her sister the more she thinks that maybe Kezi was not “One of the Good Ones.”

Final sipping thoughts: I went into this book not really knowing much or hearing much about it. I did not have high hopes for it even as I read the first chapter or two. But, boy, was I wrong! The story started pulling me in once the sisters got on the road to follow Kezi’s journey. I did not expect the twist that I got, and it just made me gasp audibly. The racial tension aspect of the story was very prevalent to todays time. I am so happy I read this book and would definitely suggest it!

Cheers and thank you to @NetGalley, @InkyardPress and @maikamoulite and @maritzamoulite for an advanced copy of @OneOfTheGoodOnes

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Who gets to be “one of the good ones” and why?

Maika and Maritza Moulite’s sophomore novel explores this concept and adds its own mysterious twist to it. One of the Good Ones packs a punch in its 300ish pages discussing a wide range of topics from family, social injustice, and the church.

One of the Good Ones weaves family generations in a story via an item, the Green Book, and I thought this was masterfully done. Using one object, tracing its history through the family, and creating a new narrative with was absolutely brilliant. The use of the Green Book allows for the explorations of several POVs, which span for multiple generations. This part of the novel took me by surprise. I was expecting the story to follow mainly the sisters, but instead it gave me a scope of their family history. You have one character speaking about an event and then such event is explained in the narrative. The reader gets the whole experience of the moment instead of the being told why this particular family memory is important. The story’s structure offers full immersion by showcasing family.

In terms of the characters my favorite was Happi. Her character arc was exquisite. The juxtaposition between her and Kezi exemplifies how society expects members of the Black community to be perfect in every way in order to be deemed worthy of remembrance. Happi’s personality very much reminded me of my own sister (I’m very much Genny out of all the sisters). They even share some of the same interests and sitting there reading about her grief prompted me to contact my sister.

The discussions of sisterhood left me with many emotions and solidified the authors’ message. Characters like Happi need to come in abundance, she became one of my favorites quickly. I rooted for her and I loved seeing her growth without changing her core self. She was not perfect and that was the beauty of her character because she felt real, she felt like someone I knew.

One of the Good Ones is a wonderful exploration of the phrase which should not bound by one genre. The mystery of it will keep the reader on edge while providing a roller coaster of emotions. The use of valuable objects to depict family ties, the narrative structure, and the character work are just some of the amazing aspects of this novel. One of the Good Ones contains multitudes and should be on everyone’s TBR!

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This was such A GOOD BOOK. I am so glad I ended up reading it since I'd initially skipped over it when I first saw it. It was a difficult but extremely important story about police brutality towards (mainly) the black community and how it's something that has been festering in our society for too many years.

The story is told in multiple POVs like Kezi, the youth activist who dies while being held by the police; her youngest sister Happi, who grieves over how she was the reason Kezi and her relationship was nearly non-existent; and their ancestors' who only wanted to live their lives happily and in peace but continued to suffer at the hands of whites. It makes you question what "one of the good ones" means and how people use this to excuse the murders and mistreatments of "the bad ones" and "the thugs" when really we are all just people trying to live. I honestly had to just stop reading a couple of times because you know what's coming, you get to KNOW Kezi, and it's very intense losing her. There are many lessons to take away from this book, but there are also many things the authors are trying to teach us, they give us a starting point to become good allies.

This is a must read, must buy, must pass on

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Thank you to the publisher, Inkyard Press, for providing me with an ARC of One of the Good Ones in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

The Gist
I had to take a two-day break from reading after I made it through the first few pages. My heart had already broken into a million pieces.

A heart-wrenching beginning to a story that cuts to the core. One of the Good Ones is an eye-opening journey that gives voices to those, who have been silenced for far too long.

I am grateful I had the opportunity to read such a rich and powerful story.

The Details
Although One of the Good Ones had a few points of views, I appreciated Happi’s part of the narration the most.

Her emotional struggle not just coming to terms with her sister’s death, but also regarding her place in the family. It makes for a highly complex narrative I could relate to.

I was very invested in her part of the story and wanted to know more about her, her thoughts and feelings.

Reading Kezi’s side of the story, from her perspective intensified the meaning of what happened.
She is not just the character that died off-screen, becoming a statistic. No, the reader has the opportunity to get to know her. To learn and possibly understand her motivations.

There are a handful of other characters that take centre stage throughout One of the Good Ones that are equally compelling and worthy to learn about.

Yet, this brings me to the one of two points I need to address. There were a lot of characters to remember. Some of them didn’t show up until way past the hallway point in the story.

It got a little confusing and frustrating to keep them all apart. It pulled me out of the story as I mentally tried to create a little chart. I tried organizing them into their appropriate columns so that I can continue following the story.

Additionally, the other point I want to make mostly concerns formatting, but I assume this is due to the ARC I received. I’m quite sure this won’t be an issue once the book is ready to be published.

Letters and text messages should be italicized to help with the flow of the narration. And a few more pages breaks, or even just larger paragraphs spaces would help with jumps from scene to scene.

Also, there were a few inconsistencies in the narration. They are minor things, but they had me stop and take a second look.

Furthermore, the writing is very engaging. It was easy to get lost in the story. A very good thing. I just felt that the overall theme of “a good one” was a little too much emphasized throughout all of One of the Good Ones.

The Verdict
Overall, One of the Good Ones should definitely be on the must-read list of 2021. An engaging, heart-wrenching, richly told story that brings a lot of issues to the forefront.

It makes you think. It makes you feel.

I would absolutely recommend it.

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I think this is a book hangover.

This book merges family history with social justice issues that are still prevalent today, a coming-of-age story about a teenager coping with grief combined with a thriller twist that I, personally, did not see coming. And I am glad I didn't. The way this book blew my mind when Things were revealed was wild, and even now I swear I'm having heart palpitations because of it.

All the characters are beautifully, brilliantly written. We follow several different perspectives in both the past and present and see how their stories intertwine. Each character is heartbreakingly REAL, with dreams and hopes and flaws. Knowing the premise of this book, I was sure I was in for some tears once I got to know them, but I underestimated how masterfully the Moulite sisters can weave a narrative. This is largely a character-driven book, with most of the actual "plot" and action happening in the later half. Before that, it's largely flashbacks to the inciting incident, as well as further back in the Smith family's history, and introspective grieving from Happi. However, I was more than happy to sit back and learn about these characters and their relationships.

Although this is a crying book, it is not entirely a sad book, and that is what strikes me the most. There is hope for change, if we are all willing to do the work.

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This was an amazing book and I highly recommend it to everyone. This book made me think about many things related to racism and the BLM movement that I never would have though about before last year. I have learned a lot from this book and it was a real eye-opener. This book was a highly emotional read and my eyeballs were definitely leaking at multiple points throughout the story so be sure to grab some tissues if you read this book. The ending was not what I expected at all and had a pretty big plot twist that I did not see coming. The characters in this book were all beautifully written and the story was very inspiring. One thing I really enjoyed was how all the characters were somehow connected. Overall this was an amazing book and I am so glad I read this!

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Kezi Smith knows that someone has to speak up in the world for those who are unable to speak out for themselves. She has her own Youtube Channel called generationkeZi. On her channel, she points out the inequalities bestowed upon black and brown people in the United States and she does her part to point out and try to change those inequities. On her 18th birthday, Kezi decides to do more than just speak out, she is participating in her first protest. Things don't go as planned, and her family has to end up burying their daughter. But her younger sister, Happi, doesn't believe the story they have been told about her sister's death. She and her other sister, Genny, along with Kezi's friends, embark on the journey Kezi was set out to participate in after her graduation. This trip will allow for Happi to get to know her sister better. Told mostly from the perspective of Kezi and Happi, we find out what happens when you lose a sister you thought you knew.

Thank you to Inkyard Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.




This book really touched me. As a mother to a little black boy and two black girls, this world is extra precarious for them. We want them to be able to speak up for themselves and for others, but not at the sake of their own lives. I don't know what I would do if I found out one of my children had been killed just for standing up for what is right.

There is a twist in this book that I didn't see coming and when it hit me, I nearly fell to the floor. The Moulite sisters have truly put together a book that will be remembered just as fondly as The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. I look forward to reading more books by these ladies.

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It’s pretty rare that I am shocked by a plot twist these days, but I audibly gasped a few times as the pieces of this story came together in the last 25% of this book.. It was an emotional ride from beginning to end.

Told from several view points at different points in time, this story follows a Black teen activist, Kezi, who dies in police custody and her family in their attempt to honor her.

While there are multiple narrators, the primary narrator is Happi, Kezi’s younger sister. She is especially shaken by the loss of her sister and retreats inside herself. While she is present with her family, she still pulls away.when things get emotional. She wants nothing more than to have her sister back so she can try to repair their relationship.

Leading up to her arrest at a protest, Kezi also narrates a portion of the story. She is passionate about changing the world, shining the light on systemic racism and putting an end to police brutality.

Other narrators include their great-grandmother and their grandfather, recalling their experiences with racism and The Green Book.

The bulk of the story follows Happi, her oldest sister Genny, and Kezi’s 2 best friends taking the road trip Kezi had been planning for herself and her sisters following the path her ancestors took using The Green Book along Route 66. Along the journey the four of them fight, and bond, and deal with the loss of someone they all loved.

Happi learns that there was a lot she didn’t know about her sister, and as they continue their journey, starts to question what really happened to Kezi in that police station.

This was so good. If you haven’t read it, you need to!

Disclaimer I received an eARC of this book as part of a book tour with Inkyard Press through Net Galley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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"But we are more than the good ones. We are the bad ones. We are the okay ones. We are the amazing ones. We are the nothing-to-write-home-about ones. We are the beautiful ones. We are just...ones."

What a great book! Kezi is a popular YouTuber, a straight a student, a social activist, and the apple of her parents eye - she is “one of the good ones“. On Kezi‘s 18th birthday she goes against the wishes of her parents and attends a protest for a man who was recently killed by the police. Never expecting that after that day people would be marching for justice for her. Three months after Kezi‘s death her sisters jenny and Happi embark on a road trip that Kezi had previously planned out. The road trip is a journey down the famous route 66 using the Negro Motorist Green book. A Book 1st published in 1936 that gave the traveler information as to places that black people were welcome to Lodge, get gas, and eat. I fell down a little bit of a Google rabbit hole when I was doing some research on this book and it was so informative, I truly am quite uneducated when it comes to some of these things that were going on. For example there were towns that were called “sundown towns” where the black people in the town we’re not allowed out after dark or the unthinkable.

The story is told by both Kezi and her sister Happi. We get Kezi’s story leading up two her death. We also get Happi’s story starting three months after her perfect sister is killed. Both these characters had such big bold vibrant personalities that jumped off the pages. Kezi really wanted to leave her mark on the world, but she had her own flaws and secrets. Happi was struggling with the fact that she didn’t get to know her big sister Kezi when she had an opportunity to. The theme of “one of the good ones“ was touched on throughout the story. What makes somebody good or not? There upbringing? Their education? Their past? Their wealth? and if everyone knew all of Kezi’s secrets would they still think she was good? I really loved the road trip in the story and the places they stopped along the way - especially the big car circle ( I don’t know what it’s really called) and the black rodeo. There is also a thriller element to the story and a bit of a twist. I’m going to be honest I still am not 100% certain how I feel about that? for that reason I’m going to give this book 4.5 and round it up, so close to perfect. and the audio was exceptional!

This book in emojis 📱 📸 🚗 🎭 🐎 🌵 🏕

*** Big thank you to Ink Yard Press for my gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ***

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This novel was even better than their first book! This story will get you feeling all of the emotions (empathy, anger, frustration). The authors highlight the important issue of police brutality as well as the treatment of black people by the general public. I found the historical part of the novel interesting. If you are looking for a diverse read this os one you need to pick up!

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Wow! This is one of those books that when you finish, you just set it down with a big sigh and have to take some time to process what you just read.

One of the Good Ones, tells the story of Kezi, an 18-year-old Black woman who attends her first social justice rally, gets arrested, and dies in police custody. Her sisters, Genny and Happi, take a road trip that Kezi planned prior to her arrest in order to honor her memory. The emotions throughout are raw and honest and real. And the thriller plot twist? I did NOT see that coming. The story shows the interconnectedness between families over generations.

I am giving this book 4.5 stars. The only reason it doesn't get the full 5, is that it is told in alternating POV with alternating timelines. This seems to be the in thing to do in writing right now, and I find it difficult to read at times.

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I really wanted to love this. I really did. But some big parts of it just didn’t click with me. So, pros and cons:

I really liked the family aspect of the book - I wish there was more flashback scenes of Kezi and Happi or even all three sisters to flesh out the dynamic.
I liked the fact that Kezi was an influencer and her sisters were trying to share the journey with her followers. That was really sweet.
The Shaqueeria revelation was heartbreaking and really well done. More of that please!

But.

I had issues with pacing and found it hard to keep up with.
There were way too many POVs. Evelyn could have been scrapped completely (maybe the girls could have found a letter or something if they really wanted to use the character) and Shaqueeria didn’t need any of those chapters to herself. I get what the authors were trying to do but it didn’t work for me.
The thriller storyline came up way too suddenly and way too late. There were some hints earlier on but not enough to make it count.
A lot of the characters were extremely one-dimensional and didn’t feel real.
I found there to be way too much info dumping, especially in Kezi’s chapters.

Ultimately, I do really like the message of this book and I think it came at a perfect time. I just think it’s trying to be way too many things at once.

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I couldn’t get into this one. I liked the idea and the story was pretty solid but I felt like the characters were a little removed emotionally in an odd way. I felt the emotional scenes read cold.

I did really like the Green Book history tie in and the ideas in the book but it felt hot and cold to me. Maybe the two authors could have been edited together better?

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After reading One of the Good Ones, it is safe to say I have found a new book to add to my all-time favorites list!!

One of the Good Ones follows the story of Happi Smith as she deals with the death of her sister Kezi’s death while attending a social justice rally against police brutality. Happi struggles with the attention her and her family are receiving because of Happi’s death, and is not looking forward to the roadtrip her sister Genny drags her on to honor Kezi’s memory. Kezi had planned to follow The Negro Motorist Green Book and document her travels on her popular activist YouTube channel. Genny has decided to follow Kezi’s plan and to share their journey with Kezi’s followers to honor her memory.

HOLY SMOKES!! This book absolutely blew me away!! As I began this one, I’ll be totally honest and transparent when I say that I struggled with the alternating POVs and also with the alternating timelines. The story is told from multiple POVs and has several different timelines, but I promise they’re what make the story!! This book tackles so many topics: sister relationships, social media safety, racial injustices, systematic racism, and racism in general. This book is honestly such a fantastic read and I cannot recommend it enough. Also, if you’re the type of reader who typically skips over the Author’s Note, I beg you not to for this one!! @maikamoultie & @maritzamoultie have written such a raw and honest Author’s Note that made such a powerful impression on me. I am truly honored to have been able to read this one!!

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Trigger Warnings: racism, lynching, homophobia, police brutality, death by fire, kidnapping,

My Rating: 3.75/5 Stars

My Review:

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for a place on this blog tour from Inkyard Press – thanks!

I could not wait to pick up a copy of this book after reading and loving Dear Haiti, Love Alaine last year. Maika and Maritza are such amazing story tellers, their prose just makes their stories even more intriguing. They have this way of making their characters jump off the page in ways that I know will not be leaving my mind for a while. This book has been marketed as The Hate U Give meets Get Out and I could not agree more. Fans of Angie Thomas and Nic Stone are going to want to check this book out.

The heart of this story is challenging the media’s perception of “one of the good ones”, especially in regards to police brutality. I won’t lie, this story is hard to read at times, but I think that is the point. The use of character to justify or condemn the deaths of Black lives is the twisted reality we live in. It is handled very well in this book, and is constantly being reiterated throughout the book.

One of the reasons this book doesn’t get the full four stars for me is the inclusion of historical flashbacks. This book already has three POVs- which can be hard to keep track of, and having these flashbacks to characters who only appear for one chapter adds to that confusion. I appreciate the idea of having them, I just think they are unnecessary considering these characters are talked about by the MCs in the book already.

This book is a very well written thriller as well, which is something that I honestly did not expect when I first went into it. And really, it is only hinted at in the last sentence of the synopsis. I don’t want to say too much about it, I think the impact of reading it and getting to the plot twist and having an “a-ha” moment really adds to the power of it. I know it did for me, especially thinking back and seeing how everything was laid out and I just didn’t put it together.

This was an amazing read, and it really cemented this writing duo as one of my new instant buy authors. I cannot wait to see what these sisters write next. If you are interested in reading this one, and want to get a taste of what it is going to be like, check out the attachment below to read an excerpt from the book!

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Thank you so much, NetGalley and Inkyard Press, for the chance to read and review this book.

TW: violence, police brutality, kidnapping, death, murder, homophobia

When Kezi Smith dies under mysterious circumstances in police custody, her family is devastated and as Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi, her younger sister, tries to question the idealized way her sister is remembered. What does that mean being "a good one"? Isn't everyone worthy to be missed? Happi, her older sister Genny, Ximena and Derek (Kezi's girlfriend and friend) decided to honor Kezi's memory and do the road trip she wanted to do for her graduation gift, using an heirloom copy of The Negro Motorist Green Book as their guide. But there's a twist no one could've ever expected and that will change everything for everyone.

One of the good ones is a genre-bending novel, mixing a coming-of-age story, mystery, road trip, historical lessons. The writing style, the plot twists, the characterization and the story are so skillfully written and developed they hooked me since the first page and this book left me bereft, angry, hollow and hopeful at the same time. It's a mix of emotions I rarely experience after reading a book, but that means the book is absolutely a great one.

It's a moving and powerful story about prejudice, police brutality, injustice, race and history and investigates intergenerational racial trauma through different POVs. The story swings between past and present, before and after Kezi's arrest and death, retracing their family's ancestors' stories, lives and their traumas.
It's told by many different voices, piecing together a history made of violence and resilience, injustice, but also progress, hope, family and the strength and willingness of never back down, of always speak up against injustices and brutality.
The story is told, mainly, from three young women's perspectives, three sisters, very different from one other, but bonded by a indissoluble love, and it's, also, about family and love, embracing one's history and past and the strength in moving on from a unexpected tragedy, coping with loss and unfairness, raging and trying to find answers and justice.

If the many different POVs may seem redudant, sometimes, they actually manage to create a story that may begin with Kezi, Happi and Genny, but has its roots almost a century ago, connecting the characters in a tight net,
I've learned so much reading this book, about the sundown towns, The Negro Motorist Green Book, safe places and important voices. It was heartwrenching, so necessary to know and learn.

The authors wrote a book so compelling it's impossible not to be involved in the story, following Happi, Genny, Ximena and Derek in their road trip for Kezi. It's easy to love and relate to this amazing, well-rounded characters, with their fears and regrets, thoughts and doubts, strength and love and the way their personal lives, hopes for their futures, break ups, dreams, crushes, school, relationships with their family and friends, are skillfully woven into the narrative, integrating themselves into the story and creating such complex characters. It's brilliant the way the authors wrote how each of them deal with their loss and grief, how they navigate through pain and regrets, reconnecting with one other, growing up and discovering things about themselves in the process.

The peculiar thing about this book is how much is stratified, because it's a book about coping with loss and injustice, fighting for one's voice and life, dealing with grief and the power of love and hope; it's also a brilliant thriller, whose clues are scattered everywhere and an historical lesson about injustices and intergenerational traumas and how the pain reveberates through generations. It's a story about a road trip that will get three sisters closer and help uncover truths and connections.

I also loved the choice of the title, because we always heard this referring to people who others deem worthy, whose importance is connected to race, sexuality, education and other things, like there are boxes to be checked to deem someone worthy of love, attention, respect and justice. The authors use this code to denounce this and how being "good" is just a matter of perspective and it's always false and inhuman.

This book is one of the best I've ever read. It's insightful, moving and able to shake every reader. It's a story about love and sisterhood, hope and family, prejudice and unfairness, fight and traumas and even if it wrecked me I'm so grateful for it. It's the kind of book that will stay with the reader and that keeps up all night because you need to know what will happen next.

I recommend this book to those who love a powerful story, full of plot twists, incredible characters and intriguing plot.

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Kezi Smith is one of the good ones—a straight-A student headed to college, a student leader, a vlogger, and a social activist. When she dies tragically in just another incident of police brutality at a local protest, her younger sister Happi, her older sister Genny, and their parents must deal with the consequences of their devastating loss.

How can a family survive the rending of their fabric? Happi’s parents rely on their church and relationship with God. Her older sister Genny relies on the close bond she had with Kezi to comfort Kezi’s best friends. But Happi? She feels left out of the grief and wounded by the words bandied about. Words about the tragic loss of ‘one of the good ones.’

What makes one person a ‘good one’ and another person unworthy of notice, Happi wonders. Isn’t loss loss and aren’t people people? When Genny plans a trip to memorialize their sister as they drive across the United States using an heirloom copy of The Negro Motorist Green Book as a guide, Happi reluctantly agrees to come along. Feeling tricked (Genny invites Kezi’s two best friends along, too), Happi holds little hope of finding resolution or peace on their journey.

Along the way, everyone involved learns new things about each other and the deepest shadows of their own hearts.

Told from multiple points of view over a period of six months, the reader may wonder at times why certain characters appear.

Only reading to the shocking ending will reveal why.

Why I Loved this Book

This own voices book revealed to me another facet of my white privilege. I confess I may have shaken my head at how ‘one of the good ones’ in my life allowed circumstances to prevent them from becoming all I thought they should become. Shame on me. Every student (and every human) deserves my respect regardless of their circumstances or upbringing. I realized I judged students based on my dreams for them (in other words, would they turn out like me?) rather than on their own dreams.

Children (and students) are fragile dreams we must hold loosely and not try to mold into exact replicas of ourselves. We must give strength and support without dictating the journey or the outcome. Their stories are not our stories to write.

As an adult reader, I related to Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their struggles to reconcile their conservative Christian heritage with the reality of their daughters’ lives—especially their discovery that one of their daughters has a girlfriend. Parents of younger readers will want to read the book along with their pre-teen and stand ready to answer questions and engender conversations.

If parents feel unequipped to discuss LGBTQ issues with their children, they may want to read She’s My Dad before delving into One of the Good Ones. But every parent, Christian or not, needs to equip themselves for the weighty issues that face today’s children—from sexuality to racism.

Parents who feel unequipped to discuss white privilege with their children should also read So You Want to Talk About Race and The Voting Booth. Whatever you do, don’t miss this timely book from two fresh own voices authors.

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Thank you to the publisher for providing this early access copy for review. I was so excited to read this after learning it was co authored by two sisters. I am happy to report that it did not disappoint! One of the Good Ones explores discrimination in an accessible, insightful and thought provoking way. Important conversations are made easily accessible through this books successful balance in exploring heavy topics through such enjoyable characters . Would recommend.

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