Saving Ruby King"When Ruby King's mother is found murdered in their home in Chicago's South Side, the police dismiss it as another act of violence in a Black neighborhood. But for Ruby, it's a devastating loss that leaves her on her own with her violent father. While she receives many condolences, her best friend, Layla, is the only one who understands how this puts Ruby in jeopardy. Their closeness is tested when Layla's father, the pastor of their church, demands

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you know your work affected me so deeply

Malika loves her new red shoes and wears them everywhere

and rhetorical flair to explain concepts like substantive due process and the right for the LGBTQ community to buy a cake

fighting for equality

intelligent

Both are Black British

and necessary reading

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But as he is buying his first suit

and Zelie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls

and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police