NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK FOR 2016, NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE BOSTON GLOBE, NEWSWEEK, KIRKUS, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, MORE Dr. Heather Ann Thompson, Detroit native and Professor at the University of Michigan, is an award-winning historian who has written extensively on policing, mass incarceration and the current criminal justice system.

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times Bestselling author of 24 books, including The Crossover, a middle grade novel in verse, which received the 2015 Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, and other awards. The Crossover follows the experiences of twin basketball stars who struggle with challenges

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times Bestselling author of 24 books, including The Crossover, a middle grade novel in verse, which received the 2015 Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, and other awards. The Crossover follows the experiences of twin