Book description
The trade paperback edition of the highly buzzed about YA debut from Mark Oshiro, Anger Is a Gift follows a boy from Oakland as he falls in love amidst the chaos of modern America.
*31st Annual Lammy Finalist for LGBTQ Childrenās/Young Adult category*
*2019 ALA Schneider Family Book Award Teenā¦
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1 author picked Anger Is a Gift as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love watching a struggling teen come into his own despite terrible obstacles, and thatās what happens in this book. Moss is a Black teen haunted by the policeās unjust (and unpunished) murder of his father, which gives him crushing anxiety and self-doubt.
This made me empathize with him, and when things started to go well with a boy he liked, I cheered him on. But things go haywire at his high school (now crawling with police), pushing him almost over the edge. But instead of falling apart, he discovers a well of confidence he never knew he had. Iā¦
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