Tour Schedule: The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

The Black Kids

by Christina Hammonds Reed

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young

Release Date: August 4, 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Contemporary

Synopsis:

Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots.

Los Angeles, 1992

Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It’s the end of senior year and they’re spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. They can already feel the sunny days and endless possibilities of summer.

Everything changes one afternoon in April, when four LAPD officers are acquitted after beating a black man named Rodney King half to death. Suddenly, Ashley’s not just one of the girls. She’s one of the black kids.

As violent protests engulf LA and the city burns, Ashley tries to continue on as if life were normal. Even as her self-destructive sister gets dangerously involved in the riots. Even as the model black family façade her wealthy and prominent parents have built starts to crumble. Even as her best friends help spread a rumor that could completely derail the future of her classmate and fellow black kid, LaShawn Johnson.

With her world splintering around her, Ashley, along with the rest of LA, is left to question who is the us? And who is the them?

Christina Hammonds Reed holds an MFA from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. A native of the Los Angeles area, her work has previously appeared in the Santa Monica Review and One Teen Story. The Black Kids is her first novel.

July 29th

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

L.M. Durand - Welcome Post

July 30th

Kait Plus Books - Guest Post

Ya It’s Lit - Review + Favourite Quotes
100 pages a day - Review

July 31st

Yours A-fiction-ately - Review + Favourite Quotes

deepireads - Review
Starlight Reads - Review + Mood Board 

August 1st

The Shelf Life Chronicles - Review

BookishEnds - Review + Playlist
Writingyouthereviewsyouneed - Review

August 2nd

Moonlight Rendezvous - Review + Favourite Quotes

literaryintersections - Review
A Bronx Latina Reads - Review

August 3rd

Books and Dice - Review + Favourite Quotes

Novelsnerd - Review
The YA Obsessed - Review

August 4th

White Rose Stories - Review + Favourite Quotes + Mood Board

Colby Wilkens - Review
Blossoms and Bullet Journal - Review and Mood Board

August 5th

Emelie's Books - Review + Favourite Quotes

Rampant_Reading - Review + watercolor costume design art
Pirouettes.And.Pages - Review + Mood Board

August 6th

Book-Keeping - Review

Lauren Marie’s Musings - Review + Favourite Quotes
Metaphors and Miscellaneous - Review + Favourite Quotes

August 7th

Books and Zebras - Review

Nay's Pink Bookshelf - Review + Dream Cast + Favourite Quotes
The Book View - Promo Post

August 8th

Library of a Book Witch - Review

Lisa Loves Literature - Review -
Chrisycat - Review + Favourites Quotes + Mood Board

August 9th

The Reading Corner for All - Review + Favourite Quotes

Stuck in the Stacks - Review

August 10th

Morgan Vega - Review + Favourite Quotes

Rajiv's Reviews - Review
Mabookyard - Review + Mood Board

August 11th

Reading Stewardess - Review + Playlist
Living My Best Book Life - Review

Evelynreads - Review

Bri's Book Nook - Review

August 12th

A Gingerly Review - Review

dinipandareads - Review + Favourite Quotes
Turnthe.paige394 - Review

August 13th

book_bound_ - Review + Favourite Quotes

fictionthoughts - Review
Trapped Inside Stories - Promo Post

August 14th

Books, Tea, Healthy Me - Review + Favourite Quotes

missmaddychats - Review
The.Magicalpages - Promo Post

August 15th

Confessions of a YA Reader - Review + Favourite Quotes

her book thoughts - Review
Feed Your Fiction Addiction - Review

August 16th

BiblioJoJo - Review

books_n_sunshine - Review + Mood Board
Lexisbookreview - Review

August 17th

Wishful Endings - Guest Post

The Reading Life - Review
Bumbleebeela - Review

August 18th

Yna the Mood Reader - Review + Favourite Quotes

onemused - Review
The Baroness of Books - Review + Favourite Quotes + Mood Board

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Tour Sign-Ups: The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

Hello FFBC team!!  We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for The Black Kids that is being released August 4th, 2020.

The tour will run from July 29th to August 18th and there will be available the following types of posts:

• Review (Limited spots)
• Interview (Limited spots)
• Guest Post (Limited spots)
• Favourite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
• Playlist (Blogger's Choice)
• Dream Cast (Blogger's Choice)
• Promotional Post

Remember that July 29th this reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick July 29th in the sign-up form.

Reviewers will receive a digital copy of the book through NetGalley. So make sure you are able to accept this format and/or have an NG account before signing up to this tour.

Physical copies of the book may be available for US bloggers willing to participate on our Bookstagram.

Please ensure you can accept both types of formats before signing up to this tour since we cannot ensure everyone will get a physical copy.

As always, there will be a tour giveaway provided by the author. Details to come soon!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed and the tour schedule has been published.

The Black Kids

by Christina Hammonds Reed

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young

Release Date: August, 4th 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Contemporary

Synopsis:

Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots.

Los Angeles, 1992

Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It’s the end of senior year and they’re spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. They can already feel the sunny days and endless possibilities of summer.

Everything changes one afternoon in April, when four LAPD officers are acquitted after beating a black man named Rodney King half to death. Suddenly, Ashley’s not just one of the girls. She’s one of the black kids.

As violent protests engulf LA and the city burns, Ashley tries to continue on as if life were normal. Even as her self-destructive sister gets dangerously involved in the riots. Even as the model black family façade her wealthy and prominent parents have built starts to crumble. Even as her best friends help spread a rumor that could completely derail the future of her classmate and fellow black kid, LaShawn Johnson.

With her world splintering around her, Ashley, along with the rest of LA, is left to question who is the us? And who is the them?

Christina Hammonds Reed holds an MFA from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. A native of the Los Angeles area, her work has previously appeared in the Santa Monica Review and One Teen Story. The Black Kids is her first novel.

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Tour Schedule: After the Worst Thing Happens by Audrey Vernick

After the Worst Thing Happens

by Audrey Vernick

Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books

Release Date: May 5th 2020

Genre: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Death

Synopsis:

Left reeling after her thoughtless mistake causes a terrible accident, 12-year-old Army Morand channels her grief to help someone in need.

Army Morand feels like her life has been blown to bits when the worst thing imaginable happens--her beloved dog dies. It was an accident, but it was also Army's fault. She can't seem to stop hiding from everything and everybody including her best friend JennaLouise.

But then Army sees Madison, the little girl who moved in across the way, climbing a tree and walking down the street unsupervised. Her family is not neglectful, just overwhelmed. Army finds herself overcome with the need to help Madison's family to make sure another worst thing doesn't happen--which becomes even more challenging when a big storm threatens her town.

Audrey grew up in Whitestone, New York, where she lived with her parents and two sisters and a not very bright small white dog. She has a freaky memory about the names of the kids in her class at P.S. 184Q, and even remembers where most of them stood in size order. 

She always loved to read and still rereads Harriet the Spy on a regular basis. She was not one of those children who always knew she wanted to be a writer; she didn't love to write until college. She's been writing ever since. 

In addition to writing for children, Audrey has published more than a dozen short stories for adults in magazines and literary journals. She received an mfa from Sarah Lawrence College. 

Audrey divides her time between writing (which is mostly spent revising) and visiting elementary schools to talk about writing and publishing. (For school visit info, click here.) She also speaks at conferences around the country. 

She lives near the ocean in New Jersey with her family. and one fairly intelligent medium-sized black dog. 

Audrey Vernick received a 2019 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

July 7th

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

July 8th

Bookishnerd - Review + Favourite Quotes

Two Points of Interest - Review

Chrisycat.blogspot.in - Review + Favourite Quotes

Her Book Thoughts - Review

PopTheButterfly Read - Review

Deynne Craves Pages - Review + Dream Cast

July 9th

A Gingerly Review - Guest Post

Rajiv's reviews - Review

Bookstacksandliterature - Review

MaBookYard - Review + Favourite Quotes

Musings of a Bookish Teacher - Review

Bookablereads - Promotional Post

July 10th

Indelible Ink Inscribes - Review

Pirouettes.And.Pages - Review + Playlist

A LOT OF PAGES - Review

The Crazy Rich Bibliophile - Promotional Post

July 11th

Emelie's Books - Guest Post

A Million Stitches of Life - Review

Books, Tea, Healthy Me - Review + Favourite Quotes

Nomadic Worlds - Review

Booktales and Donuts - Review

July 12th

Librorum in Sempiternum - Review

Books and Zebras - Review

Read, Life and Life around It... - Review + Favourite Quotes

Kris Reads - Review

July 13th

Willow Writes And Reads - Review + Playlist

The Urban Reader - Review + Favourite Quotes

writingyouthereviewsyouneed - Review

lexisbookreview - Review

Annej Reads - Promotional Post

July 7th

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

July 8th

Bookishnerd

Two Points of Interest

PopTheButterfly Reads

July 9th

A Gingerly Review

Bookablereads

July 10th

Pirouettes.And.Pages

The Crazy Rich Bibliophile

July 11th

Emelie's Books

Books, Tea, Healthy Me

Nomadic Worlds

July 12th

Books and Zebras

July 13th

Willow Writes And Reads

The Urban Reader
writingyouthereviewsyouneed

lexisbookreview

Annej Reads

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Tour Sign-Ups: After the Worst Thing Happens by Audrey Vernick

Hello FFBC team!!  We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for After The Worst Thing Happens that was released on May 5th, 2020.

The tour will run from July 7th - 13th and there will be available the following types of posts:

• Review (Limited spots)
• Interview
• Guest Post
• Favourite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
• Playlist (Blogger's Choice)
• Dream Cast (Blogger's Choice)
• Promotional Post

Remember that July 7th this reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick July 7th in the sign-up form.

Reviewers will receive a digital copy of the book through NetGalley. So before signing up make sure you have an account on NG and can receive e-copies through the site.

Physical copies will be available for bloggers wanting to participate on the Bookstagram.

As always, there will be a tour giveaway provided by the author. Details to come soon!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed and the tour schedule has been published.

After the Worst Thing Happens

by Audrey Vernick

Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books

Release Date: May 5th 2020

Genre: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Death

Synopsis:

Left reeling after her thoughtless mistake causes a terrible accident, 12-year-old Army Morand channels her grief to help someone in need.

Army Morand feels like her life has been blown to bits when the worst thing imaginable happens--her beloved dog dies. It was an accident, but it was also Army's fault. She can't seem to stop hiding from everything and everybody including her best friend JennaLouise.

But then Army sees Madison, the little girl who moved in across the way, climbing a tree and walking down the street unsupervised. Her family is not neglectful, just overwhelmed. Army finds herself overcome with the need to help Madison's family to make sure another worst thing doesn't happen--which becomes even more challenging when a big storm threatens her town.

Audrey grew up in Whitestone, New York, where she lived with her parents and two sisters and a not very bright small white dog. She has a freaky memory about the names of the kids in her class at P.S. 184Q, and even remembers where most of them stood in size order. 

She always loved to read and still rereads Harriet the Spy on a regular basis. She was not one of those children who always knew she wanted to be a writer; she didn't love to write until college. She's been writing ever since. 

In addition to writing for children, Audrey has published more than a dozen short stories for adults in magazines and literary journals. She received an mfa from Sarah Lawrence College. 

Audrey divides her time between writing (which is mostly spent revising) and visiting elementary schools to talk about writing and publishing. (For school visit info, click here.) She also speaks at conferences around the country. 

She lives near the ocean in New Jersey with her family. and one fairly intelligent medium-sized black dog. 

Audrey Vernick received a 2019 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

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