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.
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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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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction
Family life -- 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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"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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