{"product_id":"we-rise-we-resist-we-raise-our-voices-9780525580454","title":"We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices","description":"\u003cb\u003eFifty of the foremost diverse children's authors and illustrators--including Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander--share answers to the question, \"In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?\" in this beautiful, full-color keepsake collection, published in partnership with Just Us Books.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak, and prejudice and racism run rampant? With 96 lavishly designed pages of original art and prose, fifty diverse creators lend voice to young activists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring poems, letters, personal essays, art, and other works from such industry leaders as Jacqueline Woodson \u003ci\u003e(Brown Girl Dreaming), \u003c\/i\u003e Jason Reynolds \u003ci\u003e(All American Boys), \u003c\/i\u003e Kwame Alexander \u003ci\u003e(The Crossover), \u003c\/i\u003eAndrea Pippins \u003ci\u003e(I Love My Hair), \u003c\/i\u003eSharon Draper \u003ci\u003e(Out of My Mind), \u003c\/i\u003e Rita Williams-Garcia \u003ci\u003e(One Crazy Summer), \u003c\/i\u003e Ellen Oh (cofounder of We Need Diverse Books), and artists Ekua Holmes, Rafael Lopez, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, and more, this anthology empowers the nation's youth to listen, learn, and build a better tomorrow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2018!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2018!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWade Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e is president and CEO of Just Us Books, an independent publisher of books for children and teens. Wade has received a New Jersey Stephen Crane Literary Award, the Ida B. Wells Institutional Leadership Award, and the Madame C. J. Walker Legacy Award. He has also been inducted into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheryl Willis Hudson \u003c\/b\u003eis an author, editor, and cofounder and editorial director of Just Us Books, an independent company that focuses on Black-interest books for children and young adults. Cheryl has written over two dozen books for young children, is a member of the children's book committee of PEN America, and has served as a diversity consultant to a number of educational publishers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yearling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726437093650,"sku":"9780525580454","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c0d8bdc0-1766-49d4-ad81-a8a3f113c04e.jpg?v=1734869650","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-rise-we-resist-we-raise-our-voices-9780525580454","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}