![]() ![]() ![]() When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes again, Moss must face a difficult choice: give in to fear and hate or realize that anger can actually be a gift. Something will have to change-but who will listen to a group of teens? ![]() You use that anger to get things done instead of just stewing in it. That was even before the new regulations-it seems sometimes that the students are treated more like criminals. 'You gotta grasp onto it, hold it tight and use it as ammunition. Anger is a Gift is a masterpiece.' Marieke Nijkamp, 1 New York Times bestselling author of Before I Let Go This debut novel provides a riveting, devastatingly realistic portrayal of the criminalization of marginalized groups and an unwavering examination of the lasting impact of bigotry. Moss can’t even escape at school-he and his friends are subject to the lack of funds and crumbling infrastructure at West Oakland High, as well as constant intimidation by the resource officer stationed in their halls. Moss Jeffries is many things-considerate student, devoted son, loyal friend and affectionate boyfriend, enthusiastic nerd.īut sometimes Moss still wishes he could be someone else-someone without panic attacks, someone whose father was still alive, someone who hadn’t become a rallying point for a community because of one horrible night.Īnd most of all, he wishes he didn’t feel so stuck. ![]()
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