RAISED FIST

Written by Yaël Hassan.
14 × 19 cm, 180 pages, softcover.
Collection: Staying Alive
Public aimed: 12+
Genre: Novel
Keywords: RACISM | POLICE VIOLENCE | LOCKDOWN | DISCRIMINATION
Rights available: WORLDWIDE

A book to reject racial profiling and systemic racism.

Junior is a middle school student in eighth grade. Their French teacher asked them to write the documented biography of a person who tried to change the world. Consequently to George Floyd’s death and the many anti-racist protests that followed around the world, the young man chooses to write about the life of Tommie Smith, an African-American athlete who distinguished himself raising a black-gloved fist at the Olympic games of 1968.

This novel, deeply embedded in a hot topic, is set in a very uncommon time frame : during a lockdown, virtual lessons, away from school and its obligations, the discovery of neighbours… and maybe love.

Staying Alive is a collection of novels and short stories that portrays our modern world. The books within are addressing ecological, social and ethical issues towards pre-teens to young adults.

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