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Gr 9 Up—A powerful illustrated memoir of one of the Central Park Five, who were exonerated in 2002. At 14, Raymond Santana loved art, riding his bike, and hanging out with his friends. His life changed forever when he and other Black and Latinx teens were falsely arrested for raping a white woman jogger. Raymond and the others were questioned and harassed for over a day and coerced into videotaping false confessions. Santana presents these events and those that followed, including his conviction, time in jail, and exoneration, with bo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More