The background to this young adult verse novel is that in 1989 five teens were arrested and convicted of rape and battery in what came to be known as The Central Park Jogger case. Yusef Salaam was one of those boys, against whom there was no evidence. Punching the Air
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
By Louise Ward
Napier Courier·
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Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
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This is a book with which to challenge yourself and your assumptions and its form capitalises on the way in which poetry is calling out to youth as a way to condense their thoughts and express their truth in this world gone mad. A powerful book that deserves a wide audience.