{"product_id":"mascot-hardcover","title":"Mascot - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Waters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTraci Sorell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade novel in verse, two best-selling BIPOC authors tackle this hot-button issue.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Rye, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC, people work hard, kids go to school, and football is big on Friday nights. An eighth-grade English teacher creates an assignment for her class to debate whether Rye's mascot should stay or change. Now six middle schoolers--all with different backgrounds and beliefs--get involved in the contentious issue that already has the suburb turned upside down with everyone choosing sides and arguments getting ugly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold from several perspectives, readers see how each student comes to new understandings about identity, tradition, and what it means to stand up for real change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Waters and Sorell's plain spoken verse is always sharp and direct.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The kids and I are so grateful for this gift you both have given to teachers, kids, and our world.\" -Ms. Corgill, 5th Grade Teacher, Alabama\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Public Radio \"Books We Love\" title of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Waters\u003c\/b\u003e is a children's poet, actor, educator, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAfrican Town\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z\u003c\/i\u003e; and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eCan I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes and Friendship.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives near Atlanta. www.charleswaterspoetry.com \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest-selling author and Cherokee Nation citizen \u003cb\u003eTraci Sorell\u003c\/b\u003e writes inclusive, award-winning fiction and nonfiction in a variety of formats for young people. She is a two-time Sibert Medal and Orbis Pictus honoree for her nonfiction work. Her first five books have received awards from the American Indian Library Association. Learn more at www.tracisorell.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.35 x 5.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Indian Youth Literature Award (2024)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695793475647,"sku":"9781623543808","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/05f9e86b394e2876b2af403b09f116bb.webp?v=1765005097","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/mascot-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}