Survive the Dome
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
3.5
Kosoko Jackson
The Hate U Give meets Internment in this pulse-pounding thriller about an impenetrable dome around Baltimore that is keeping the residents in and information from going out during a city-wide protest.Jamal Lawson just wanted to be a part of something. As an aspiring journalist, he packs up his camera and heads to Baltimore to document a rally protesting police brutality after another Black man is murdered.But before it even really begins, the city implements a new safety protocol...the Dome. The Dome surrounds the city, forcing those within to subscribe to a total militarized shutdown. No one can get in, and no one can get out.Alone in a strange place, Jamal doesn't know where to turn...until he meets hacker Marco, who knows more than he lets on, and Catherine, an AWOL basic-training-graduate, whose parents helped build the initial plans for the Dome.As unrest inside of Baltimore grows throughout the days-long lockdown, Marco, Catherine, and Jamal take the fight directly to the chief of police. But the city is corrupt from the inside out, and it's going to take everything they have to survive.
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Author
Kosoko Jackson
Pages
352
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published Date
2022-03-29
ISBN
1728239095 9781728239095
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"I was looking forward to picking this up, and it sort of let me down. I think the plot itself is very strong! It is incredibly impactful and scary because this dystopian society is not too far from the society we live in today. The overarching theme of police brutality against Black people is one that is reflected in our country’s very bones.<br/><br/>What I didn’t like about this book wasn’t due to the plot itself, but more so with the writing and character development. I found the writing style to not be my cup of tea. It just felt almost younger than ya at times. Also, I wish we got to see Jamal & Marco’s relationship develop more than it did. That’s why I can’t give this book more than 3 stars, sadly."