The Taking of Jake Livingston Juvenile Fiction African American & Black Family - Multigenerational Girls & Women “One of the best novels

“One of the best novels they have ever read

I do not know

offering readers an unparalleled exploration of a canon that remains shrouded in mystery and intrigue

But when Tyler is found dead

• 2019 Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award

The Taking of Jake Livingston Juvenile Fiction African American & Black Family - Multigenerational Girls & Women “One of the best novelsAn Instant New York Times Bestseller! Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not a guarantee. Sixteen year old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can't decide what's worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one of the few Black students at St. Clair Prep. Both are a living nightmare he wishes he could wake up from.