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This book made me see and understand difficult things that other forms of media haven't done as good of a job at.

Punching the Air is one of the few books I liked this year

Raul Mares, Content Editor February 24, 2023

Punching the Air opens with the main character, Amal Shahid, being convicted for a crime that he didn’t commit when he was 16. Authors Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam passionately write about the ways Amal...

Punching the Air wasn't perfect, but you should still read it.

Based on a member of the Exonerated Five, Punching the Air contains beautiful writing and hard truths

Ashliee Treblik, Writer March 15, 2021

Reading Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam was an intense experience. Punching the Air follows Amal Shahid, who is convicted of a violent crime he didn’t commit at sixteen. An artist and...

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