A noted author (Fly Away Home, 1991) brings all her empathy and
creative skill to another timely topic: an inner-city riot.
Standing well back from their window, Daniel and his mama watch
looters steal TVs and break into Kim's market. When it quiets down
the two fall asleep, only to be roused: their building is burning,
so they escape, through ravaged streets, to a shelter. Though
Bunting offers no reasons for the violence, she succinctly
describes the mob's psychology. Mama explains, "...people get
angry. They want to smash and destroy. They don't care anymore
what's right...After a while it's like a game," while Daniel
observes, "They look angry. But they look happy, too." The story is
rounded out with a touch of reconciliation: Mama has't patronized
Kim's market ("...it's better if we buy from our own people") but,
after Daniel's cat and Mrs. Kims' make friends at the shelter, the
people realize that they, too, could be friendly. Diaz's art -
rough-edged acrylic paintings mounted on collages of paper, burnt
matches, and materials that might be found blowing on a California
street - is extraordinarily powerful. Defined in heavy black, the
expressionistically rendered faces are intense with smoky shades
and dark, neon-lit color. An outstandingly handsome book that
represents its subject realistically while underplaying the worst
of its horrors; an excellent vehicle for discussion. (Kirkus
Reviews)
In a night of rioting, Daniel and his mother are forced to leave
their apartment for the safety of a shelter. "Diaz has not been
afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly
textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and
found-object collage. Without becoming cluttered or gimmicky, these
pictures manage to capture a calamitous atmosphere that finally
calms. . . . Both author and artist have managed to portray a
politically charged event without pretense or preaching."--"The
Bulletin"
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