Our stories, our voices : 21 YA authors get real about injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America / edited by Amy Reed.
In this collection of essays, young adult authors explore their experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America. They explore themes on the intersection of race and gender; women and weight; first sexual experience; the devastation of rape culture; and much more. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534408999
- ISBN: 1534408991
- Physical Description: xii, 288 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st Simon Pulse edition
- Publisher: New York : Simon Pulse, 2018.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- My immigrant American dream / Sandhya Menon -- Her hair was not of gold / Anna-Marie McLemore -- Finding my feminism / Amy Reed -- Unexpected pursuits: embracing my indigeneity & creativity / Christine Day -- Chilled monkey brains / Sona Charaipotra -- Roar / Jaye Robin Brown -- Easter offering / Brandy Colbert -- Trumps and trunchbulls / Alexandra Duncan -- Tiny battles / Maurene Goo -- These words are mine / Stephanie Kuehnert -- Fat and loud / Julie Murphy -- Myth making: in the wake of hardship / Somaiya Daud -- Changing constellations / Nina LaCour -- One who defines me / Aisha Saeed -- In our genes / Hannah Moskowitz -- An accidental activist / Ellen Hopkins -- Dreams deferred and other explosions / Ilene (I.W.) Gregorio -- Not like the other girls / Martha Brockenbrough -- Is something bothering you? / Jenny Torres Sanchez -- What I've learned about silence / Amber Smith -- Black girl, becoming / Tracy Deonn Walker.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | YA 305.42 REE (Text) | 36015000851192 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | YA305.42 O (Text) | 0112522161272 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | YA 305.420973 OUR (Text) | 0020511948729 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 304.42 O (Text) | 33258008477940 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Fontana) | YA 305.420 REE (Text) | 39493108406267 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mocksville | YA305.4209 OUR (Text) | 39872001913703 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Oakley/South Asheville Library | YA 305.420973 OUR (Text) | 0020511956201 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Paddison Memorial Branch | YA305.42 O (Text) | 0112522305402 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | YA 305.420973 Red (Text) | 38950611242787 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Valdese Public Library | YA 305.420973 OUR (Text) | 33557004214359 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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