Come Home Safe - A Novel

From attorney and ABC legal analyst Brian Buckmire, Come Home Safe is an engaging YA novel that explores the pain, the truths, and the hope that comes with growing up as a person of color in America, told in a way that can help foster conversations about what it means to navigate today's world, as well as inspire ways to work toward change.

About the author

Brian G. Buckmire is a former NYC public defender in the Criminal Defense Practice and Homicide Defense Task Force of the Legal Aid Society, where he represented indigent clients in Brooklyn, NY. Currently, he is a trial counsel for Hamilton Clarke LLP, where he represents clients in federal civil rights and federal criminal cases. Buckmire is also an ABC legal contributor appearing on GMA, ABC News Live, Nightline, and GMA3’s “Better Call Brian,” as well as a legal analyst on the Law & Crime Network and a host on CBS Sports Golazo. In addition, he serves on the board of trustees for Coney Island Prep, a charter school in South Brooklyn. Born in Toronto, of Caribbean heritage, Brian, his wife Victoria, and their son Reid live in New York.

Summary

From attorney and ABC legal analyst Brian Buckmire, Come Home Safe is an engaging YA novel that explores the pain, the truths, and the hope that comes with growing up as a person of color in America, told in a way that can help foster conversations about what it means to navigate today’s world, as well as inspire ways to work toward change.

Product details

• Authors: Brian G. Buckmire, Zondervan
• Publisher: Harper Collins (US)
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 99
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.02.2023
• EAN: 9780310142188
• ISBN: 978-0-310-14218-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 299 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Violence, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Law & Crime, TOPICAL / Teen, CULTURAL HERITAGE / African American, TOPICAL / Boy's Interest