Now Donte must confront his bullies, racism, and the corrupt systems of power that led to his arrest. With Arden’s help, he begins training as a competitive fencer, setting his sights on taking down the fencing team captain, no matter what.Īs Donte hones his fencing skills and grows closer to achieving his goal, he learns the fight for justice is far from over. Terrified, searching for a place where he belongs, Donte joins a local youth center and meets former Olympic fencer Arden Jones. When he’s bullied and framed by the captain of the fencing team, “King” Alan, he’s suspended from school, arrested and taken to jail for something he didn’t do. Dubbing him “Black Brother,” Donte’s teachers and classmates make it clear they wish he were more like his lighter-skinned brother, Trey. As one of the few black boys at Middlefield Prep, most of the students don’t look like him. Sometimes, 12-year-old Donte wishes he were invisible. Whether shrouded in fabric or slipping on gold, it wouldn’t matter to me. Wearing Harry Potter’s Invisibility Cloak or Frodo Baggins’s Elvish ring. Themes: Fencing, African Americans, Brothers, Racism, Preparatory schools, Family life, Friendship
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