Anger Is a Gift

Mark Oshiro

A contemporary YA novel following Moss Jeffries, a gay Black teenager in Oakland still reeling from his father's death at the hands of police years earlier. As his high school adopts increasingly oppressive security measures, Moss and his diverse group of friends decide to organize and push back against the administration. The story builds toward a tense confrontation between the students and the authorities, exploring grief, activism, and found community along the way.