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All American Boys By Brendan Kiely And Jason Reynolds
All American Boys by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds is about two young teenage boys, one black and one white, who have to face the repercussions of a devastating act that would leave their friends, family, school, and community bitterly divided by racial tension. Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynold both met while staying in the same hotel room while on tour. They both quickly became friends after bonding over their similar racial views. What sparked both Brendan and Jason to start writing a book was the tragic death of Michael Brown. In the novel, Kiely and Reynolds use repetition, imagery, and logos to create the main theme racism.
The first literary device that stood out to me while developing the theme racism was logos. In the quote, Rashad
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