Ten authors each write from the perspective of a different character telling a collective and important story inspired by community and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. When 16 year old Tajon gets shot, an entire community erupts in outrage. The Day Tajon Got Shot weaves together stories from Tajon, his friends and family, and even the cop who shot him

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “Meet Tajon. Tajon is sixteen and black. He's tall and skinny, and he has dreadlocks. Tajon works hard and tries his best to be good. He does O.K. in school. He has plans. He's determined. Tajon is the kind of son who cares about his family. He's the kind of brother who stands up for his sister. He's the kind of kid who dreams big dreams to get himself and those he loves up and out of the hood. Tajon is the one who gets shot.”