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We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

Audiobook
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1 of 1 copy available
The foremost diverse children's authors—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 powerful collection, published in partnership with Just Us Books.
Featuring poems, letters, personal essays, songs, and other works from such industry leaders as Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming), Jason Reynolds (All American Boys), Kwame Alexander (The Crossover), Andrea Pippins (I Love My Hair), Sharon Draper (Out of My Mind), Rita Williams-Garcia (One Crazy Summer), Ellen Oh (cofounder of We Need Diverse Books), and more, this anthology empowers the nation's youth to listen, learn, and build a better tomorrow.
Audiobook Table of Contents:
Foreword by Ashley Bryan, read by Dominic Hoffman
Introduction by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson, read by the authors
What Shall We Tell You? by Wade Hudson, read by the author
The Golden Rule by Carole Boston Weatherford, read by Soneela Nankani
A Thousand Winters by Kwame Alexander, read by Guy Lockard
We, the People by Rita Williams-Garcia, read by January LaVoy
Prayers of the Grandmothers by Sharon M. Draper, read by Adenrele Ojo
You Are Here. by Denise Lewis Patrick, read by N’Jameh Camara
Words Have Power by Ellen Oh, read by Jennifer Lim
Kindness Is a Choice by Jacqueline Woodson, read by Adenrele Ojo
To Find a Friend by Joseph Bruchac, read by Darrell Dennis
Get on Board, introduction read by Cheryl Willis Hudson, song performed by Paul Robeson (courtesy of Concord Music Group)
You Can Change the World by Bernette G. Ford, read by Bahni Turpin
Next by Lesa Cline-Randsome, read by January LaVoy
Drumbeat for Change by Kelly Starling Lyons, read by Bahni Turpin
The Art of Mindfulness by Evelyn Coleman, read by N’Jameh Camara
One Day Papí Drove Me to School by Tony Medina, read by Kyla Garcia
It Helps to Look at Old Front Page Headlines by Marilyn Nelson, read by Jennifer Lim
All Nations Are Neighbors and I Wonder by Margarita Engle, read by Kyla Garcia
When I Think of You by Sharon G. Flake, read by Bahni Turpin
a day of small things by Tonya Bolden, read by Adenrele Ojo
Dark-Brown Skin Is Beautiful by Eleanora E. Tate, read by Bahni Turpin
here is a poem of love and hope: by Arnold Adoff, read by Dominic Hoffman
We’ve Got You by Pat Cummings, read by January LaVoy
How to Pass the Test by Hena Khan, read by Soneela Nankani
Where Are the Good People? by Tameka Fryer Brown, read by January LaVoy
You Can Do It by Jabari Asim, read by Sullivan Jones
Tell It in Your Own Way by Roy Boney Jr., read by Darrell Dennis
“What Songs Will Our Children Sing?” music and lyrics by Curtis Hudson
You Too Can Fly by Zetta Elliott, read by Bahni Turpin
Advice . . . (I’m Old-School Like That) by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, read by N’Jameh Camara
A Talkin’-To by Jason Reynolds, read by Guy Lockard

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from August 6, 2018
      Wade and Cheryl Willis Hudson, founders of Just Us Books, offer this empowering anthology to counter today’s often-unsettling political climate for children of varying ethnicities, faiths, identities, and abilities. The husband-and-wife team present 30 illustrated essays, poems, stories, and letters from more than 50 diverse children’s book creators. Contributions aim to calm, sustain, and inspire children. In “A Talkin’-To,” Jason Reynolds reassures readers that “everything bad and frightening and loud/ will always hide when you hold your head up,/ will always hide when you hold your heart out.” Hena Khan’s essay urges Muslim children
      to educate others about their heritage, and several authors draw on personal lessons from the civil rights movement. Photographs of children and illustrations in a variety of styles, from collage to realistic pastels, warm the pages with colorful imagery. A lengthy end section about the contributors concludes this hope-engendering treasury that truly is, as its foreword states, “a resource for rescue from any pitfalls of the day.” Ages 8–12.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This powerful anthology of essays, poems, and songs thrums with purpose as the voices of talented narrators Bahni Turpin, Guy Lockard, January LaVoy, Soneela Nankani, and others combine. The collection is intended to provide children with hope and courage when they're confronted with injustice, racism, and hate. The narrators' voices are joyfully diverse, filled with understanding and conviction, and unified by heartfelt emotion. Vibrant music adds a perfect finishing touch, including original music by Curtis Hudson and the classic song, "Get on Board," sung by the great Paul Robeson. To echo Jacqueline Woodson's words, this audio is a "blanket of love that each of you is wrapped in," a tapestry of caring voices and encouraging words for children and families to treasure during tumultuous times. S.A.H. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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  • Lexile® Measure:850
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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