Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account & the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
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New York, NY : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2023.
Physical Desc
xiv, 480 pages ; 22 cm
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Teen Nonfiction - Teen Books
T 371.829 SLA
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T 371.829 SLA
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LC Subjects
African American students -- California -- Social conditions.
Albany High School (Albany, Calif.).
Discrimination in education -- California.
Educational accountability -- California.
Minority high school students -- California -- Social conditions.
Racism in education -- California.
Social media -- California -- Influence.
Young adult literature.
Albany High School (Albany, Calif.).
Discrimination in education -- California.
Educational accountability -- California.
Minority high school students -- California -- Social conditions.
Racism in education -- California.
Social media -- California -- Influence.
Young adult literature.
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Published
New York, NY : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2023.
Format
Book
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-480).
Description
"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?" -- inside front jacket flap.
Target Audience
Ages 12 and up,Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.
Target Audience
Grades 10-12,Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.
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