This thing of ours
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Author:
Joseph, Frederick,
Published:
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2025.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
367 pages ; 22 cm.
Status:
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Middlefield/Coe YA Collection
YA Joseph

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"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"--

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Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
High school athletes -- Fiction.
High school students -- Fiction.
Homophobia -- Fiction.
Prejudices -- Fiction.
Prohibited books -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Students -- Fiction.
Teenagers, Black -- Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Other Subjects
Social problem fiction.
Sports fiction.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781536233469

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Description
"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

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APA Citation (style guide)

Joseph, F. (2025). This thing of ours. First edition. Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Joseph, Frederick. 2025. This Thing of Ours. Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Joseph, Frederick, This Thing of Ours. Candlewick Press, 2025.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Joseph, Frederick. This Thing of Ours. First edition. Candlewick Press, 2025.

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