In Episode 9, Mrs. Prather reviews the novel Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaaam.

We highly recommend that you watch the video in which Zoboi and Salaam talk about the book and the events of Salaam's case, called “The Story Behind Punching the Air.”

And, to learn more about the novel, go to the Punching the Air page on the Reading is Freedom/Leer es Libertad website.