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Anger is a Gift

Oshiro, Mark. Book - 2018 Teen Fiction / Oshiro, Mark, Teen Book / Fiction / Social Issues / Oshiro, Mark 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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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.

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Realistic Fiction that reads like distopia submitted by flemingj on June 19, 2019, 8:22pm Hard book to review. I was uncomfortable thinking about adults that would be so violent and uncaring towards the very individuals they are there to protect. I think teens will love the tough kids in this story. Moss and his friends have to fight against vicious police brutality and a school that is in kahoots with the perpetrators.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Tom Doherty Associates , 2018.
Year Published: 2018
Description: 463 pages ; 22 cm
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781250167026
1250167027

SUBJECTS
Anger -- Fiction.
Police shootings -- Fiction.
Anxiety -- Fiction.
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
African American teenagers -- Fiction.
Student movements -- Fiction.
Police misconduct -- United States -- Fiction.
Teenagers -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.