Nesmith Library

Mascot, Charles Waters and Traci Sorell

eng

no index present

Ages 10 and up, CharlesbridgeGrades 7-9, Charlesbridge

fiction

Mascot

1342784889

Charles Waters and Traci Sorell

"Six eighth graders outside Washington, DC, navigate through conflict and division focused on their school district's Native American mascot"--Provided by publisherSix eighth graders in Washington, DC, navigate through the conflict and division sparked by a school assignment focused on their town's Native American mascot"In 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. Told 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" --, Publisher's description

pre adolescent