Kristen
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Jeff Hobbs:
Thank you for writing "The Short and Tragic life of Robert Peace." I finished it yesterday and today I am going back over it. I cannot shake it and Rob from my mind. I teach students who remind me of him and the message you share is extremely powerful. I had been delaying finishing the book for some time since I knew the ending. Thank you for spending so much time on this book and sharing his story?
Jeff Hobbs
Hi and thank you for reaching out with such tremendously kind words--it means a lot, particularly coming from an educator. So sorry for the years-long delay in responding. I really don't spend time on social websites but am trying to be better about that, as my next book called Show Them You're Good comes out in August, about young men in different neighborhoods finishing high school and aspiring for college. I mention that only to say that I admire teachers and the work you do so much, and I wish you all the very best, sincerely, Jeff
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Yili Zhu
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Jeff Hobbs:
Dear Jeff, Thank you for your excellent book on Robert Peace. I must say I felt profoundly impacted by the tragic story of Peace. It made me thinking about the root course of the Black Americans' predicament. I wrote a review on Goodreads. I thought I might just share it with you: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6780953123?book_show_action=false. Regards Yili Zhu from Australia
Lenora Patterson
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Jeff Hobbs:
Jeff, just want to thank you for your dedication to sharing this story and doing so in such a beautiful way. I've had the most emotional response to this book, greater than anything I've ever read. In the time that has passed since the book was published, how have your feelings about Rob's life, tragic events death, and still unsolved murder evolved? Is there anything you would change about how you told his story?
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