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Title Woke : a young poet's call to justice / Mahogany L. Browne with Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III ; foreword by Jason Reynolds.
Publisher New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2020.
Copyright ©2020
Description 55 pages : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 29 cm
Edition First edition.


LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 HF-Juv. Non fiction  J811.6 BRO Nearby on shelf  30632003858606 (none)  AVAILABLE
NOTE Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 1 508772.
Accelerated Reader MG 5.7 1 508772
Contents Foreword -- Introduction -- Activism, everywhere -- The ability to be -- In the next -- The good body -- Instructions on listening to the trees -- I've been there before -- What's in a name? -- Gift of Grace -- Say the names -- In between, there is light -- Unfurling people -- What is an intersection? -- Teeth dance with silver -- Orchard of we -- Blown-out stars whisper about justice -- Amari explains a frown to her little brother -- What's in my toolbox -- Right to -- Rock the boat -- We make a fist -- The poet's pen -- A me-shaped box -- We carry our roots -- Woke -- About the authors.
Summary "Historically poets have been on the forefront of social movements. Woke is a collection of poems by women that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and acceptance to speaking out. With Theodore Taylor's bright, emotional art, and writing from Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood, kids will be inspired to create their own art and poems to express how they see justice and injustice."--Amazon.
Subject Social justice -- Juvenile poetry.
Social change -- Juvenile poetry.
Genre Poetry.
Illustrated works.
Includes Acevedo, Elizabeth, author.
Gatwood, Elizabeth, author.
Add'l Names Taylor, Theodore, III, illustrator.
Reynolds, Jason, writer of foreword.
Other title Young poet's call to justice
ISBN 9781250311207
1250311209