This book's pink (barring the deep blacks in the Blackout Poetry section) pages are filled with truths. Whose truths? Chicago students dealing with a global pandemic, discrimination, and adolescence all at once. Hear about what it's like to be a quarantined teen through tales of activism, sports, friendship, and more.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “‘We’re living through a historic time.’ The students at Michele Clark High School have heard this phrase over and over in an era of a global pandemic, political and social changes, and remote learning. Throughout Inside Out There, these students document their experiences during quarantine through blackout poems, journal entries, homages to contemporary artists, and more. This collection sets out to answer what it is like to be a teen right now.”