{"product_id":"mascot-9781623543808","title":"Mascot","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade novel in verse, two best-selling BIPOC authors tackle this hot-button issue.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlesbridge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623543808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Charles Waters, Traci Sorell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040292143285,"sku":"9781623543808","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f13b962b-2ab1-47d4-a8ac-1d270f726972.jpg?v=1689088817","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mascot-9781623543808","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}