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Barcode30053002844457
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call NoYA JOSE
Title This thing of ours / Frederick Joseph.
Author Joseph, Frederick (Activist), author.
CollectionNEW: Young Adult Fiction
Reserve Item

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StatusHome LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc Status
 Paris-Bourbon30053002844457YA JOSE5/7/2025 Available

Catalog Details

Personal Name Joseph, Frederick (Activist), author.
Title Statement This thing of ours / Frederick Joseph.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025.
Physical Description 367 pages ; 22 cm
Content Type text rdacontent
Media Type unmediated rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
Summary, Etc. "Ossie Brown's entire future is in jeopardy when atorn ACL ends his promising basketball career. Now Ossie must navigate his new place in the social and academic ecosystems of his affluent, predominantly white school. When a Black teacher encourages him to join her highly regarded writing program, Ossie begins to find a new purpose...Everything changes when some students' viral 'anti-woke' video puts the teacher's job, the writing program, and even Ossie's friends' safety at risk--and Ossie must find his true voice"-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience Note 10-12 Baker & Taylor
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Family life Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Friendship Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Schools Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Racism Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Prejudices Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Homophobia Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term High school athletes Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Teenagers Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term African Americans Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Students Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Prohibited books Fiction.
Index Term-Genre/Form Novels. lcgft

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