The Day Tajon Got Shot
The Day Tajon Got Shot
By the Teen Writers of Beacon House
2017 INDIES Winner for Young Author (17 and Under)
2018 Top Fiction Winner - In the Margins Book Awards
Named "10 Books to Read After The Hate U Give" by School Library Journal.
Meet Tajon.
Tajon is sixteen and black. He's tall and skinny, and he has dreadlocks. Tajon works hard and tries his best to be good. He does O.K. in school. He has plans. He's determined.
Tajon is the kind of son who cares about his family. He's the kind of brother who stands up for his sister. He's the kind of kid who dreams big dreams to get himself and those he loves up and out of the hood.
Tajon is the one who gets shot.
ISBN: 978-0996927451
Age: 12+
Lexile: HL600L
Page Count: 230
Published: 2017
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Meet the Authors
As young people from the Edgewood Commons community in Northeast D.C., where most residents are Black and generational poverty is persistent, Beacon House writers wanted to tell fictional stories inspired by their own lived experiences. Through weekly after-school writing workshops led by Shout Mouse teaching artists, cohorts of youth authors write imaginative, collaborative novels that center the experiences of Black youth. We’re so proud of the ways their books have influenced conversations around race, resilience, and youth perspectives across the city and the country. Through Author Talks, book donations, and books sales, the voices of Beacon House authors have reached readers and leaders across the country. Proceeds from Beacon House titles support new authors and fund future programming for the Beacon House community.
Recognition & Impact
-Jason Reynolds, award-winning and New York Times best-selling author of All American Boys, the Track series, Long Way Down, Miles Morales: Spider Man, and more.
