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Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
Dashka Slater
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-3743-1434-7
Keywords: Social Media, Racism, Betrayal, Legal Issues, Social Issues, Mental Health, Friends, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Justice, Injustice
A private Instagram account featuring racist memes of Black girls, whom the Korean American account owner considered to be his friends, rips apart a school and community in its aftermath. Mature content