7/4/2023 0 Comments Amari and night brothersOf course, anybody with half a brain would start wondering how someone could deliver a briefcase to someone’s bedroom closet! But that’s the least of Amari’s concerns at the moment. And it’s in the closet in Quinton’s room. A mysterious little guy show’s up at Amari’s door with the news that Amari’s brother sent her a briefcase holding something called a Broaden Your Horizons kit. Out of the blue, though, something completely unexpected happens. Not to mention a summer being worried while grounded! And, of course, Quinton is still missing too-the biggest issue of all. Now, Amari faces a summer worrying over where she’ll be going to school next fall. Mom kinda understands Amari’s actions, even though she’s disappointed. Because of the school’s no tolerance policy for violence … Amari loses her scholarship. But Amari’s mom gets called to the principal’s office. So when a snooty girl named Emily gets up in Amari’s face, again, and starts goading her that Quinton is probably dead, Amari snaps and pushes Emily down. Her brother, Quinton, has been inexplicably missing for weeks now, and Amari is incredibly worried. But on this particular day in the halls of Jefferson Academy-a fancy rich kid’s school that Amari can only attend thanks to a special scholarship-she isn’t in the mood to step away. And she’s usually wise enough to take her mom’s advice and step away from conflict when she is. Amari Peters knows she’s not the only kid who’s ever been bullied for being Black and poor.
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