Rooftop
by Volponi, Paul
ALA Best Book for Young AdultsPoliticsAddictionBlack PeopleJunior Library Guild SelectionYALSA Best Books for YAYALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant YAViolence
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AR Book Level
5.1
AR Points
6
Word Count
37,793
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
106130 EN
About this book
Rooftop is a young adult novel by Paul Volponi about seventeen-year-old Clay, who witnesses police shoot his unarmed cousin to death on the roof of a New York City housing project. After the traumatic event, Clay becomes entangled in the political manipulation that follows the incident. The book explores themes of urban violence, racial tensions, and the complexities of community politics in New York City public housing.