Anger is a gift /

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by Oshiro, Mark,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Physical details: 463 pages ; 22 cm Subject(s): African American teenagers | Anger | Anxiety | Student movements | Fathers | Police shootings | Police misconduct | High schools 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
Location Collection Call Number Status Date Due
Birchwood Intermediate School Fiction F OSH Available

Includes bibliographical references (pages 458-459).

"A Tor Teen book"--Title page verso.

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.