Bloody Heart (Brutal Birthright, 4) Niko Stratis He forgets about his broken

He forgets about his broken family

this is an important book to read as a family—a story young readers can visit over and over again to deepen their understanding of African American history in relation to their own lives and current social justice movements

Once romanticized as a malady of poets

spiritual reckoning

this surprising display of bravery proves that cleverness (and friendship) can rule over brawn

Bloody Heart (Brutal Birthright, 4) Niko Stratis He forgets about his brokenWhen you get a second chance, you don't wait for a third Simone Solomon lives in a gilded cage. She's been raised to wealth, privilege, and above all, obedience. But one night, on her way to another tedious gala in the back of a limousine, Simone is abducted by a mafioso who intended to steal a car, not a girland everything changes. Dante Gallo looks like a beast and behaves like one, toountil he lays eyes on Simone in the rearview mirror and falls