


From the book Punching the Air, What food does Amal miss while in jail? Umi's lamb and rice. From the book Punching the Air, Instead of following the program, what does Amal do with Kadon, Amir, Smoke, and Rah? They sketched out a mural. From the book Punching the Air, Who visited Amal while he was in jail on visiting day? Clyde and Umi, his mother From the book Punching the Air, Whose name was the acrostic poem's name did Amal write on a piece of paper before lights out? Zenobia From the book Punching the Air, Where did Amal think his worst thoughts? In his cell at night. From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a. From the book Punching the Air, What did the fine arts summer program suppose to prepare students for? An art college From the book Punching the Air, What school for the arts was Amal accepted into? East Hills High School for the Arts. Punching the Air Audible Audiobook Unabridged Ibi Zoboi (Author), Yusef Salaam (Author), & 2 more 2,084 ratings Editors' pick Best Young Adult See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth, in a system designed to strip him of both.From the book Punching the Air, What was Amal found guilty of? Aggravated assault and Battery From the book Punching the Air, In middle school, what did Amal want to be? A hallway monitor. From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated.


Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal Shahid’s bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit and sent to prison. ‘Boys just being boys’ turns out to be true only when those boys are white. One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. Holding on to hope and humanity in ‘Punching the Air’ by Lillian Pearce SeptemAward-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five joined forces to write their newly released novel-in-verse Punching the Air. Perfect for fans of the Noughts & Crosses series and The Hate U Give. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 YOTO CARNEGIE MEDALįrom award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated.
