Authors of All American Boys Speak at Bremen HS

Bremen High School students had the privilege of hearing from two award winning co-authors of a new top-selling book called All American Boys, Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. Reynolds and Kiely talked about many important subjects that were very interesting, including police brutality and racism. “What would happen if you turned the camera around to take a picture of something that matters?” said Reynolds. The author spoke of true life situations and events that occurred in his and Kiely’s book. The book is about two teens with different racial backgrounds. The plot revolves around how one single violent crime leaves their town racially divided. Both Reynolds and Kiely worked hard to create experiences that some teens could mirror themselves being involved with and others could see into a life that they didn’t know existed. “One half of the book could be a window to an experience you’ve never had or a mirror reflecting one you’ve already had,” explained Kiely.

The authors spent their time at Bremen High School informing the students of not only their book and the process of writing together, but of an important topic in the news that students should know about. Both Reynolds and Kiely feel it was important to unfold the sometimes unwelcomed truth and reality of racism and the decisions and consequences that come with the truth.

“The book discussion was very interesting and spoke to the students who were there. It was an honor to have the authors speak and take time from their day for Bremen High School students,” said ECHO news reporter and Bremen student Jamie Burbatt.

For more information on All American Boys visit their web site at http://www.brendankiely.com/all-american-boys/.