Tag

Tag, by Michael Coleman, is a young-adult novel that follows a teenage narrator who is drawn into a graffiti-tagging game organized by his friend Motto. As the tagging escalates, the narrator and Motto become involved in a confrontation with a rival graffiti crew called the Sun Crew, resulting in conflict and the loss of friendship. The story is set in a contemporary city and examines the consequences of peer pressure and illegal tagging. The book is intended for upper-grade students (grades 9-12) and has a reading level of 4.3.