Anger is a gift /
Oshiro, Mark,
Anger is a gift / Mark Oshiro. - First edition. - 463 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 458-459).
Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media's vilification of his father and lack of accountability has left Moss with near crippling panic attacks. Now, in his sophomore year of high school, Moss and his fellow classmates find themselves increasingly treated like criminals in their own school. New rules. Random locker searches. Constant intimidation and Oakland Police Department stationed in their halls. Despite their youth, the students decide to organize and push back against the administration. When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes, Moss must face a difficult choice: give in to fear and hate or realize that anger can actually be a gift.
Young Adult
Schneider Family Book Award winner, 2019
1250167027 9781250167026
2017278555
African American teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
Anger--Juvenile fiction.
Anxiety--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers--Death--Juvenile fiction.
Police misconduct--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Police shootings--Juvenile fiction.
Student movements--Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers--Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Young adult fiction.
Contemporary realistic fiction.
Multicultural fiction.
PZ7.1.O844 / An 2018
Anger is a gift / Mark Oshiro. - First edition. - 463 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 458-459).
Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media's vilification of his father and lack of accountability has left Moss with near crippling panic attacks. Now, in his sophomore year of high school, Moss and his fellow classmates find themselves increasingly treated like criminals in their own school. New rules. Random locker searches. Constant intimidation and Oakland Police Department stationed in their halls. Despite their youth, the students decide to organize and push back against the administration. When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes, Moss must face a difficult choice: give in to fear and hate or realize that anger can actually be a gift.
Young Adult
Schneider Family Book Award winner, 2019
1250167027 9781250167026
2017278555
African American teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
Anger--Juvenile fiction.
Anxiety--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers--Death--Juvenile fiction.
Police misconduct--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Police shootings--Juvenile fiction.
Student movements--Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers--Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Young adult fiction.
Contemporary realistic fiction.
Multicultural fiction.
PZ7.1.O844 / An 2018