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Aislinn reviews ONE OF OUR KIND, by Nicola Yoon, Knopf, 2024, 272 pages. 

In One of Our Kind, by Nicola Yoon, Jasmyn moves her family to a fictional Black utopia outside of Los Angeles, and slowly realizes that something is not quite right. She shakes off her instincts time and time again, talks herself out of her worry over and over, and the reader is left yelling at the pages for her to wake up before it’s too late. 

There are some disturbing descriptions of violence in America, particularly violence towards Black Americans. As Jasmyn notes, it is important for us to bear witness to the pain along side her. Most of her alarm bells center around her new neighbors’ reactions to the horrifying story of an 8-year-old girl who was shot by a cop, but there is so much more going on in her neighborhood that is just the tiniest bit troubling. Each little thing is never quite disturbing enough to warrant her unease. It all builds so perfectly that the conclusion is obvious, but in the best way possible. 

This book is both a gripping thriller with slow-burn suspense that keeps you looking over your shoulder, and an exploration of what it could mean to be Black in America. I personally had some trouble suspending disbelief in some places, but ultimately, it doesn’t take away from what the author is trying to accomplish.  

Maryilyn reviews THE YEAR OF FEAR; MACHINE GUN KELLY AND THE MANHUNT THAT CHANGED AMERICA, by Joe Urschel, Minotaur Books, 2015, 304 p.

FBI and local police arrive in silence to Raynor Street, Memphis, Tennessee. Inside a house on this street was American’s most notorious criminal, Machine Gun Kelly, who the FBI had been chasing all over the Great Plains and the South.  Machine Gun Kelly – real name George Barnes – was wanted for kidnapping. He and his wife were the FBI’s public enemies number one and two.

In The Year of Fear; Machine Gun Kelly and the Manhunt that Changed America, Joe Urschel paints a picture of America in the nineteen twenties and thirties, when criminals ruled by robbing banks and kidnapping. He accounts the rise of the then-newly formed FBI and their manhunt for Kelly and his wife, Katherine.  Urschel writes a well-documented, exciting book of Kelly’s life – from his days of bootlegging in Memphis, to his death. 

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POSITION DESCRIPTION
As a part‐time Instructional Coordinator, you will assist with the daily operation of the JA BizTown and JA Finance Park simulation. You will act as a resource to students, volunteers and teachers, and will support the implementation of activities including:
∙ Facilitate simulation activities efficiently and effectively by managing processes for assigned businesses/groups, including hands-on instruction with students;
∙ Train adult volunteers for their role within the program (this includes presenting to large and small groups, and one‐on‐one instruction);
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Position Schedule: Instructional Coordinators would be expected to be available an average of 3 days per week during the school year (Sept‐May).

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