ANGER IS A GIFT

Moss Jeffries is many things—considerate student, devoted son, loyal friend and affectionate boyfriend, enthusiastic nerd.

But sometimes Moss still wishes he could be someone else—someone without panic attacks, someone whose father was still alive, someone who hadn’t become a rallying point for a community because of one horrible night.

And most of all, he wishes he didn’t feel so stuck.

Moss can’t even escape at school—he and his friends are subject to the lack of funds and crumbling infrastructure at West Oakland High, as well as constant intimidation by the resource officer stationed in their halls. That was even before the new regulations—it seems sometimes that the students are treated more like criminals.

Something will have to change—but who will listen to a group of teens?

When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes again, Moss must face a difficult choice: give in to fear and hate or realize that anger can actually be a gift.

Moss Jeffries este o multime de lucruri - student considerat, fiu devotat, prieten loial si iubit afectuos, tocilar entuziast. Dar uneori Moss isi doreste in continuare sa fie altcineva - cineva fara atacuri de panica, cineva al carui tata era inca in viata, cineva care nu devenise un punct de adunare pentru o comunitate din cauza unei nopti oribile. Si mai presus de toate, isi doreste sa nu se simta atat de blocat. Moss nici macar nu poate scapa la scoala - el si prietenii sai sunt supusi lipsei de fonduri si infrastructurii care se prabusesc la West Oakland High, precum si intimidarea constanta de catre ofiterul de resurse stationat in holurile lor.