What 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.
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.