Take Back the Block

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Wes Henderson hasthe beststyle in sixth grade. Thatand hanging out with his crew (his best friends since little-kid days) and playing video gamesis what he wants to be thinking about at the start of the school year, not the protests his parents are always dragging him to.

But when a real estate developer makes an offer to buy Kensington Oaks, the neighborhood Wes has lived his whole life, everything changes. The grownups are supposed to have all the answers, but all theyre doing is arguing. Even Wess best friends are fighting. And some of them may be moving. Wes isnt about to give up the only home hes ever known. Wes has always been good at puzzles, and he knows there has to be a missing piece that will solve this puzzle and save the Oaks. But can he find itbefore its too late?

Exploring community, gentrification, justice, and friendship,Take Back the Blockintroduces an irresistible 6th grader and asks what it means to belongto a place and a movementand to fight for what you believe in.