Mascot (book)

Mascot

Author	Charles Waters and Traci Sorell
Publisher	Charlesbridge Publishing
Publication date	September 5, 2023

Mascot is a 2023 children's novel by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell.

The novel is set in the fictional town of Rye, Virginia where middle schooler Callie Crossland has recently moved. Callie, who is a Black member of the Cherokee Nation, is dismayed that the middle school's mascot is a racial caricature of an "Indian Brave". After Callie reads out a poem criticizing the mascot, her English teacher Ms. Williams assigns the class a project where they debate the merits of the mascot. The novel follows the alternating perspectives of six students involved in the controversy.

The book was praised by critics for its handling of different perspectives,^[1][2][3] and open-ended narrative.^[4][5]

• Native American mascot controversy