So, I don't have one specific book for today's meeting of the Veland Book Club, but I've got a story. It wasn't written by an author, but some authors played a big role in it. The story is non-fiction and very American, at least very contemporary American.It's a story that affects millions of children and their families and their communities. It's a story of perseverance, of tactic, of bravery, and it's a story with a happy ending. And it starts like this.In May of 2023, Florida expanded upon its notorious ...

Tracy Bowman is 17 years old. She has an older brother named Jamal who's a track star destined to run at Baylor University, a baby sister, and a beautiful protective mother. Tracy has her own column dedicated to racial justice in her school newspaper.Her friend Tasha always makes her laugh. She's considering dating her friend Dean. Tracy is a normal teenager, but she's dealt with something extraordinary painful, the wrongful conviction of her father.And then the same thing happens to her brother. When the u ...