…Thought-provoking and smart and a great springboard for discussions on race and class. Kirkus starred review: Winston does an excellent job highlighting the complex race issues that African-American children face. *Kirkus starred review: … Winston …creates a rich and winning first-person story about a deeply introverted black girl who nearly loses her gift because of her understandable but undermining fear.īrianna Justice faces discrimination–her own–when she meets black kids from a “bad” neighborhood. Sherri Winston is the author of President of the Whole Fifth Grade (a Sunshine State Young Readers Award selection), President of the Whole. The Sweetest Sound-a Kirkus Best Book/friendship and family selection 2017. Hopefully Jada will be back for future missions. Brianna Justice and President of the Whole Sixth Grade are part of B&N’s latest summer reading program.īookist: Winston has created a spunky character in Jada, a fashionable artist and independent girl who isn’t afraid to take on a few adults in the search for the truth. In this follow-up to President of the Whole Fifth Grade, Brianna navigates her toughest challenge yet: middle school Brianna Justice is determined to raise enough money for the big class trip to Washington, D.C.
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