Response - Paul Volponi

Known for his brutally honest portrayals of the moral complexities of urban life, award-winning author Volponi uses alternating perspectives to give readers a fascinating and chilling insight into the minds of those on both sides of a hate crime. nNoah and his friends go to a predominantly all-white neighborhood with a plan: steal a car, sell it to a chop shop, and make some fast cash. But that never happens. Instead, Noah, a teen father, becomes the victim of a vicious beating that leaves him with a fractured skull. The question is, was the attacker protecting his turf, or did he target Noah just because he's black?