This was a really engaging way to shed light on the 1992 Los Angeles uprising (also known as riots but the book goes into how uprising is a more appropriate term). I was a  baby when this all happened and I vaguely knew the story from various pop culture references here and there, but wow, this book put me into 1991-1992 and I felt the anger, despair, unrest, and more as LA burned and lives were lost because of brutality that had built up over time. I mourned for Latasha Harlins, Rodney Glen King, and Edward Song Lee as their stories were used to share more insight to what happened during that time and also what led up to it. This was a powerful read that I highly recommend for young adult collections.