Carol Reneau asked Jeff Hobbs:

Hi Jeff, we discussed the "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace....." at our discussion group on 2/21/17. Many interesting questions came up in regards to race, class, wealth, privilege, etc. Lingering questions for me are as follows: 1. Is the scholarship still in effect? Truly a way to honor Mr. Peace and assist a young person. 2. Did Rob's mom receive any financial contribution from the book? Thank You!

Jeff Hobbs Hello, I'm so sorry that I missed this very meaningful message when you sent it -- I really don't visit social websites, but am trying to be better as my next book, called Show Them You're Good, comes out in August. But I'm grateful that your book club discussed Rob and it means a lot that you reached out. To answer your question, yes, the scholarship is still in effect. And that ties into your second question: It was Jackie's wish that any money I was trying to give to her instead be used for the scholarship. Though a group of loving family and friends around her were able to convince her to accept money from the film option of the book. Sorry to be overly specific--it's a little complicated. I'm always glad to visit book groups via Skype or whatever if yours should ever want to connect. Thank you, sincerely, Jeff

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