Just kickin' it

key selling points

• when an older teen entices sixteen-year-old jesse into petty theft, he wonders how far he’ll go for a cool new pair of sneakers.
• features a black male protagonist living up to his own sense of morality in this high-interest tale with a fresh voice.
• realistically depicts a kid being raised by his grandfather while facing financial challenges.
• setting is based on toronto and shows life in an urban neighbourhood.
• author julie thompson is a black canadian police officer and youth communication specialist and writes to fill the gaps in diversity she found in the books her two kids read.
• enhanced features (highly-readable font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.