{"product_id":"mascot-9781623546359","title":"Mascot","description":"\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. Now in paperback! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA perfect book for future changemakers and activists seeking contemporary stories on systematic racism, empowering kids ages 10+ to fight for justice in their communities. \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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow 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\u003eAn empowering middle-grade novel, \u003ci\u003eMascot\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to inspire its readers and start conversations in classrooms and communities across the country. \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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580188754194,"sku":"9781623546359","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab91ccb5-f6c0-4674-ac15-586b8d3a14ab.jpg?v=1756210318","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mascot-9781623546359","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}