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product_id: 22468550
title: "How It Went Down"
price: "R375"
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# How It Went Down

**Price:** R375
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** How It Went Down
- **How much does it cost?** R375 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an uproar. Tariq was black. The shooter, Jack Franklin, is white. In the aftermath of Tariq's death, everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events line up. Day by day, new twists further obscure the truth. Tariq's friends, family, and community struggle to make sense of the tragedy, and to cope with the hole left behind when a life is cut short. In their own words, they grapple for a way to say with certainty: This is how it went down. How It Went Down is a timely story by acclaimed author Kekla Magoon who won the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for The Rock and the River , and whose book X :A Novel (written with Ilyasah Shabazz) was longlisted for the National Book Award. This title has Common Core connections.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #350,092 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #153 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Prejudice & Racism #221 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Death & Dying |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 417 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

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*by A***R on April 12, 2016*



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*by L***N on July 5, 2020*



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*Last updated: 2026-05-17*