Maureen Johnson

How I Resist (eBook, ePUB)

Activism and Hope for a New Generation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"The Ultimate Resistance Guidebook." - Bustle

"This book will be a light in the darkness for some, and help guide them from despair."- Booklist

An all-star collection of essays about activism and hope, edited by bestselling YA author Maureen Johnson.

Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to stand up and be heard - but with much to shout about, where they do they begin? What can I do? How can I help?

How I Resist is the response, and a way to start the conversation. To show readers that they are not helpless, and that anyone can be the change. A collection of essays, songs, illustrations, and interviews about activism and hope, How I Resist features an all-star group of contributors, including, John Paul Brammer, Libba Bray, Lauren Duca, Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita, Alex Gino, Hebh Jamal, Malinda Lo, Dylan Marron, Hamilton star Javier Muñoz, Rosie O'Donnell, Junauda Petrus, Jodi Picoult, Jason Reynolds, Karuna Riazi, Maya Rupert, Dana Schwartz, Dan Sinker, Ali Stroker, Jonny Sun (aka @jonnysun), Sabaa Tahir, Shaina Taub, Daniel Watts, Jennifer Weiner, Jacqueline Woodson, and more, all edited and compiled by New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.

In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance.

How I Resist is the kind of book people will be discussing for years to come and a staple on bookshelves for generations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Altersempfehlung: ab 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781250168375
• Artikelnr.: 50047457

Autorenporträt

Maureen Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen YA novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, The Name of the Star, and Truly Devious. She is also the co-host of Says Who, a political podcast about the aftermath of the 2016 election. She lives in New York City.

Inhaltsangabe

What is Resistance? "Could We Please Give the Police Departments to the Grandmothers?"
Junauda Petrus Interview
Dylan Marron "Keep Doing What You're Doing"
Malinda Lo "Why We ALL Need to Be Activists Right Now"
Lauren Duca "Thoughts on Resistance"
Rebecca Roanhorse Interview
Jason Reynolds "5 Things We Can Do to Engage in Politics Before Turning 18"
Carolyn DeWitt Essay
Hebh Jamal Interview
Javier Muñoz "The Lucky Ones"
Jennifer Weiner "Letter to a Sensitive Brown Queer"
John Paul Brammer "The Clap Back"
Daniel J. Watts Interview
Ali Stroker "When"
Shaina Taub "Part of the Problem"
KC Green "Making Stuff That Matters"
Dan Sinker "I, Wonder: Imagining a Black Wonder Woman"
Maya Rupert "Rosie O'Donnell's Five Resistance Steps"
Rosie O'Donnell Interview
Jacqueline Woodson "An Announcement From Muffy Higginbottom, President of Delta Sigma Tau Sorority Resistance Committee"
Libba Bray "Media
Consciousness as Part of Resistance!"
Jonny Sun Essay
Jodi Picoult "Three Easy Steps to Contact Your Reps"
Kate Linnea Welsh Essay
Alex Gino Interview
Justin Mikita and Jesse Taylor Ferguson Poem
Sabaa Tahir "The Jewish We"
Dana Schwartz Cartoon
Jeffrey Rowland "Refilling the Well"
Karuna Riazi The Bigness Trap The Beginners Guide to Books on Resistance