I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

Name: I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Kimberly Jones
ISBN: 9781980060925

Author: Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal

Narrator: Brittany Pressley, Channie Waites

Unabridged: 5 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/27/2019

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Diversity & Multicultural

Synopsis

"An absolute page turner, I’m Not Dying with You Tonight is a compelling and powerful novel that is sure to make an impact."—Angie Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give An NAACP Image Award Nominee, I’m Not Dying with You Tonight follows two teen girls—one black, one white—who have to confront their own assumptions about racial inequality as they rely on each other to get through the violent race riot that has set their city on fire with civil unrest. Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she’s going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school. When both girls attend the Friday-night football game, what neither expects is for everything to descend into sudden mass chaos. Chaos born from violence and hate. Chaos that unexpectedly throws them together. They aren’t friends. They hardly understand the other’s point of view. But none of that matters when the city is up in flames, and they only have each other to rely on if they’re going to survive the night.

About Kimberly Jones

Kimberly Jones is an activist, former bookseller and current host of the Well-Read Black Girl book club’s Atlanta chapter. She has directed feature films and cutting-edge diverse web series and has an overall deal with Warner Bros. Pictures. Jones is also co-author of the bestselling YA novels I'm Not Dying with You Tonight and Why We Fly.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Just Reading on August 16, 2019

****4 STARS**** One of the best things about I’m Not Dying With You Tonight is that it was written by two women. One black American and one white American. That fact alone gives this book a very unique ability to focus on what not only divides us, but what brings us together. Campbell, who is white, s......more

Goodreads review by Katie on July 16, 2019

Even though I have some mixed feelings about the book, I'm still glad I read it. I do think it's a book worth reading if you enjoy YA fiction. It's one of those reads in which even though I had problems with it, I feel this compelling need to talk about the story. I think it would make a good book c......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on June 10, 2020

I was mostly interested in this after seeing Kimberly Jones' rant (in so many places) so when a buddy said, let's read it, I was totally on board. Yes, it is a depiction of a riot after tensions get too hot and it exploded across the city. Timely, no? Even better, it's written from two points of view:......more

Goodreads review by Lala on May 18, 2020

Read and discussed in this vlog [URL not allowed] where I used a paid book recommendation service to choose what I read.......more

Goodreads review by Kimberley on July 24, 2019

This story was tough to digest because it lacked believability in so many areas. While I understand how easily a race-infused confrontation can escalate into riotous violence, the very origin of the chaos was not only avoidable but controllable. Everything seemed--and I say "seemed" because the even......more