Stamped
4.6
(163)
Jason Reynolds
A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism?and antiracism?in America This is NOT a history book. This is a book about the here and now. A book to help us better understand why we are where we are. A book about race. The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. This remarkable reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America, and inspires hope for an antiracist future. It takes you on a race journey from then to now, shows you why we feel how we feel, and why the poison of racism lingers. It also proves that while racist ideas have always been easy to fabricate and distribute, they can also be discredited. Through a gripping, fast-paced, and energizing narrative written by beloved award-winner Jason Reynolds, this book shines a light on the many insidious forms of racist ideas?and on ways readers can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their daily lives.
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Author
Jason Reynolds
Pages
294
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2020
ISBN
0316453676 9780316453677
Ratings
Google: 5
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"This book is amazing, a definite must read."
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"Briefly having already read the YA version of this book, I found the "for kids" version to be watered down and quite a disappointment.<br/><br/>Stamped for Kids, is a middle grade adaptation of the YA and adult books of the same name (Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds, Sonja Cherry-Paul). I don't love the writing style, but I think the information and perspective are important to be aware of and to listen to. I've read the YA version (I think last year), and it contained much of the same information and sentiments. Mostly it covers the events in history that began, contributed to, and continued racist thoughts and policies perpetuated through centuries and even now. These books invite readers to challenge their current assumptions and attitudes, as well-meaning as some of them are, and to see how they affect Black people. My problem with the middle grade version is that there are gaps in explanations. The book moves so quickly in its pacing, so much so that it glosses over important events and people, maybe assuming readers are already familiar with them, or maybe because there wasn't the space to go into more detail. However, the book is marketed to 6-10 year olds, most of whom would have little frame of reference for the names being dropped.<br/><br/>As a family, we're reading it aloud for Black history month, and having discussions such as slavery was bad and never should have happened—but it did happen, and so what should have been done about conditions after the emancipation proclamation, and what should be done now, generations later? These are hard questions that don't have easy answers."
Jennifer D