Snitchers

By Stephane Dunn
Hardcover: $20.95

When the grownups can’t do it, three friends join together to figure out who killed a little boy in their neighborhood in this stunning debut YA by award-winning playwright Stephane Dunn.

Audiobook Edition

Description

Nia Barnes is preparing to enter high school and trying to stay on her mama’s good side. Life in her small Midwestern city hasn’t been the same since her father’s unsolved murder, driving Nia’s love of detective novels and true crime stories.

When the little boy she babysits is caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting, Nia and her best friends Dontay and Miracle Ruth secretly set out to get him justice. They look up police reports and listen to the conversations of their elders; they try to follow suspects the way Nia’s favorite teen detectives might.

But the search for truth isn’t straightforward, especially when you’re somewhere between being kids and adults, and people want peace but are afraid to talk.

Writer and filmmaker Stephane Dunn makes her YA debut with this endearing, heart-wrenching novel about loss, truth, and the reality of violence in communities everywhere.

About the Creators

Stephane Dunn

Stephane Dunn is a writer, filmmaker and professor. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Newsweek, Ms. magazine, Vogue.com, CNN.com and The Root among others. She is the author of Snitchers, Baad Bitches & Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films, and the Tirota/Finish Line Social Impact Script Competition award-winning screenplay, Chicago '66. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where she teaches at Morehouse College. Find her on Twitter at @DrStephaneDunn.

Awards

  • Junior Library Guild Selection

    Junior Library Guild

Reviews

  • "Authentic, complex, and compelling friendships lie at the heart of this timely novel. . . A thrilling story grounded in a thoughtful exploration of social themes."

    - Kirkus Reviews

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781947627635
  • Publication Date Sep 20, 2022
  • Trim Size 8.25 × 5.5 in
  • Weight 1.125 lbs
  • Page Count 320
  • Interests

  • Audience Young Adult
  • BISAC Category 1 YAF / Mysteries & Detective Stories
  • BISAC Category 2 YAF / Law & Crime
  • BISAC Category 3 YAF / Social Themes / Friendship
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Conflict resolution, Coping with Death, Courage, Empathy / Compassion, Families, Fiction, Friendship, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Mystery / Suspense, Overcoming Obstacles, Persistence / Grit, Realistic Fiction, Teen Interest, YA interest
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 12 - 18
  • Grade Range Grades 9 - 10
  • Guided Reading Z+
  • Interest Level Grades 7 - 12
  • Lexile Level 830
  • Reading Level Grades 9 - 12
  • This Book is Included in These Collections:

    • 5
      Summer Reading Collection Grades 6-8
      Collection of 5 books: $100.75

      1401 in stock

    • 53
      Summer Reading Collection
      Collection of 53 books: $765.35

      76 in stock

    ADA Site Compliance-Accessibility Policy