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An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life

An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life

An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life

An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life

An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life

Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Read by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, Ryan Vincent Anderson, James Fouhey, Cary Hite, Chanté McCormick, Karen Murray, Joshua David Scarlett, Shayna Small, Tashi Thomas and Ella Turenne
Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Read by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, Ryan Vincent Anderson, James Fouhey, Cary Hite, Chanté McCormick, Karen Murray, Joshua David Scarlett, Shayna Small, Tashi Thomas and Ella Turenne
Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

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    About Recognize!

    In the stunning follow-up to The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth, award-winning Black authors and artists come together to create a moving anthology collection celebrating Black love, Black creativity, Black resistance, and Black life.

    “A multifaceted, sometimes disheartening, yet consistently enriching primer on the unyielding necessity of those three words: Black Lives Matter.” -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
     
    BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED.
     
    Prominent Black creators lend their voice, their insight, and their talent to an inspiring anthology that celebrates Black culture and Black life. Essays, poems, short stories, and historical excerpts blend with a full-color eight-page insert of spellbinding art to capture the pride, prestige, and jubilation that is being Black in America. In these pages, find the stories of the past, the journeys of the present, and the light guiding the future.
     
    BLACK LIVES WILL ALWAYS MATTER.

    About Recognize!

    In the stunning follow-up to The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth, award-winning Black authors and artists come together to create a moving anthology collection celebrating Black love, Black creativity, Black resistance, and Black life.

    “A multifaceted, sometimes disheartening, yet consistently enriching primer on the unyielding necessity of those three words: Black Lives Matter.” -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
     
    BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED.
     
    Prominent Black creators lend their voice, their insight, and their talent to an inspiring anthology that celebrates Black culture and Black life. Essays, poems, short stories, and historical excerpts blend with a full-color eight-page insert of spellbinding art to capture the pride, prestige, and jubilation that is being Black in America. In these pages, find the stories of the past, the journeys of the present, and the light guiding the future.
     
    BLACK LIVES WILL ALWAYS MATTER.

    About Recognize!

    In the stunning follow-up to The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth, award-winning Black authors and artists come together to create a moving anthology collection celebrating Black love, Black creativity, Black resistance, and Black life.

    “A multifaceted, sometimes disheartening, yet consistently enriching primer on the unyielding necessity of those three words: Black Lives Matter.” -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
     
    BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED.
     
    Prominent Black creators lend their voice, their insight, and their talent to an inspiring anthology that celebrates Black culture and Black life. Essays, poems, short stories, and historical excerpts blend with a full-color eight-page insert of spellbinding art to capture the pride, prestige, and jubilation that is being Black in America. In these pages, find the stories of the past, the journeys of the present, and the light guiding the future.
     
    BLACK LIVES WILL ALWAYS MATTER.

    About Recognize!

    In the stunning follow-up to The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth, award-winning Black authors and artists come together to create a moving anthology collection celebrating Black love, Black creativity, Black resistance, and Black life.

    “A multifaceted, sometimes disheartening, yet consistently enriching primer on the unyielding necessity of those three words: Black Lives Matter.” -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
     
    BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED.
     
    Prominent Black creators lend their voice, their insight, and their talent to an inspiring anthology that celebrates Black culture and Black life. Essays, poems, short stories, and historical excerpts blend with a full-color eight-page insert of spellbinding art to capture the pride, prestige, and jubilation that is being Black in America. In these pages, find the stories of the past, the journeys of the present, and the light guiding the future.
     
    BLACK LIVES WILL ALWAYS MATTER.

    About Recognize!

    In the stunning follow-up to The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth, award-winning Black authors and artists come together to create a moving anthology collection celebrating Black love, Black creativity, Black resistance, and Black life.

    “A multifaceted, sometimes disheartening, yet consistently enriching primer on the unyielding necessity of those three words: Black Lives Matter.” -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
     
    BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED.
     
    Prominent Black creators lend their voice, their insight, and their talent to an inspiring anthology that celebrates Black culture and Black life. Essays, poems, short stories, and historical excerpts capture the pride, prestige, and jubilation that is being Black in America. In this audiobook, find the stories of the past, the journeys of the present, and the light guiding the future.
     
    BLACK LIVES WILL ALWAYS MATTER.

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    About Wade Hudson

    Wade Hudson is an author, a publisher, and the president and CEO of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publisher of… More about Wade Hudson

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    Wade Hudson is an author, a publisher, and the president and CEO of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publisher of… More about Wade Hudson

    About Wade Hudson

    Wade Hudson is an author, a publisher, and the president and CEO of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publisher of… More about Wade Hudson

    About Wade Hudson

    Wade Hudson is an author, a publisher, and the president and CEO of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publisher of… More about Wade Hudson

    About Wade Hudson

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    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Oct 04, 2022 | 208 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593381625

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Oct 12, 2021 | 208 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593381595

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Oct 12, 2021 | 208 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593381601

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Oct 12, 2021 | 208 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593381618

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $14.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Oct 12, 2021 | 160 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593415672
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    Praise

    “A multifaceted, sometimes disheartening, yet consistently enriching primer on the unyielding necessity of those three words: Black Lives Matter.” –Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

    An empowering, powerful compendium that asserts how “Black lives matter./ Black lives have always mattered.” Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

    “Equal parts inspirational and gut-wrenching, this collection has a range of audiences and purposes. It can be used in class discussions, for pleasure reading, or as rallying cry for change.” –School Library Journal, Starred Review

    Awards

    ALA Notable Children’s Book SELECTION 2022

    CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers SELECTION 2022

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