Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xiv, 480 pages ; 22 cm |
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Teenagers lcdgt |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-480). |
Contents |
Prologue -- Before -- The account -- Revealed -- Undiscussed -- Investigation -- Laughing -- Justice -- Seeds of destruction -- Parents -- Why can't you get over it? -- Science -- Every day another day -- Almost out the door -- Reckoning -- Making it through. |
Summary |
"A young adult nonfiction book on how Albany High School handles a racist social media incident that incurs lasting and devastating consequences"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his friends laugh, he thought of it as "edgy" humor. Over time, the edge got sharper. Then a few other kids found out about the account. Pretty soon, everyone knew. Ultimately no one in the small town of Albany, California, was safe from the repercussions of the account's discovery. Not the girls targeted by the posts. Not the boy who created the account. Not the group of kids who followed it. Not the adults--educators and parents--whose attempts to fix things too often made them worse. In the end, no one was laughing. And everyone was left asking: Where does accountability end for online speech that harms? And what does accountability even mean?" -- Page [2] of cover. |
Audience |
Ages 12 and up Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers |
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Grades 10-12 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers |
Awards |
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, 2024 (Winner) |
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Bulletin Blue Ribbon Award, Nonfiction, 2023 (Selection) |
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, Nonfiction, Older Readers, 2023 (Selection) |
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School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Middle to High School, 2023 (Selection) |
Subject |
Cyberbullying -- California -- Albany -- Case studies -- Juvenile literature.
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Social media and teenagers -- California -- Albany -- Case studies -- Juvenile literature.
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Social media and society -- California -- Albany -- Case studies -- Juvenile literature.
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Racism in mass media -- Case studies -- Juvenile literature.
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African American teenagers -- California -- Albany -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
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African American high school students -- California -- Albany -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
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Albany (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
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Albany High School (Albany, Calif.) -- Juvenile literature.
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Racism in education -- California -- Juvenile literature.
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Educational accountability -- California -- Juvenile literature.
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Social media -- California -- Influence -- Juvenile literature.
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African American students -- California -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
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Minority high school students -- California -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
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Discrimination in education -- California -- Juvenile literature.
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Racism in education -- California.
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Educational accountability -- California.
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Social media -- Influence -- California.
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Albany High School (Albany, Calif.)
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African American students -- Social conditions -- California.
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Minority high school students -- Social conditions -- California.
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Discrimination in education -- California.
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African American students -- Social conditions.
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Discrimination in education.
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Educational accountability.
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Racism in education.
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Social media -- Influence.
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California.
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Educational evaluation -- Juvenile literature.
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Social media -- Juvenile literature.
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African American students -- Juvenile literature.
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Discrimination in education -- Juvenile literature.
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Educational evaluation.
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Social media.
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African American students.
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Discrimination in education.
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Genre/Form |
Young adult literature.
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Juvenile works.
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Young adult nonfiction.
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Added Title |
True story of a racist social media account and the teenagers whose lives it changed |
ISBN |
9780374314347 (hardcover) |
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0374314349 (hardcover) |