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A young boy experiences anti Semitic hate speech, and while his parents try to keep him shielded from it, they are unable to. Instead of hiding and letting it change him, he comes out of it a stronger person by showing kindness and love. It's a beautiful story of triumph in the face of bullying.

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This novel in verse starts with a boy, Josh, not mentioning his Jewish identity to his classmates. After a hate crime in a nearby community, a team is sent to his middle school to help students bridge their differences and see their similarities. Over the course of the week long identity led activities, the boy confesses to being Jewish. This leads to him deciding to start a "do More club" inspired to do more random acts of kindness, do more standing up to bullies, and do more to try and repair a broken world. The author deals realistically with the burdens of leadership after the boy's home is vandalized and he hides in the bathroom.

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