 | Marley Dias gets it done : and so can you! Author: Dias, Marley | |
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Summary:
Marley Dias, the powerhouse girl-wonder who started the #1000blackgirlbooks campaign, speaks to kids about her passion for making our world a better place, and how to make their dreams come true!
| Added Entry - Personal Name: | McGowan, Siobhan |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 6.60 Points: 5.0 Quiz: 195697 |
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 02/01/2018 Gr 5 Up—Dias pens an eminently readable and nuanced personal narrative of her #1000BlackGirlsBooks campaign and her tips, tools, and strategies for effecting positive change in the representation of Black girls in children's literature and beyond. The work opens with Dias's poignant recollection of how Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming raised questions about why the award-winning title, and other selections by Black authors, weren't a part of her school's assigned reading. Dias's effervescent personality and style shine as she discusses her family, love of sushi, trip to Ghana, relationship to social media, and more—never underestimating the audience ("For the record, just this once, let me say: Hard things come and go, but it seems like racism always stays. There, I said it. And I'm doing all I can to change it."). The text encourages readers to find and pursue their interests, provides valuable advice on activism (including how charity and activism are not the same thing), and strongly recommends reading for knowledge and pleasure. Dias's beloved list of 1,000 books is included at the end. The eye-catching photos, empowering pull quotes, and bright pastel page borders make for a thoughtful design and will have readers returning to the book again and again. VERDICT An invaluable selection for any public and school library collection.—Jess Gafkowitz, Brooklyn Public Library - Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
Booklist - 03/01/2018 Teen Marley Dias, founder of the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign to promote titles with “black women and girls as protagonists,” has created a lifestyle guide to inspire her generation to get woke, do great things, and read. With a colorful, photo-heavy layout and a you-can-do-it conversational tone, she shares personal stories of growing up and volunteering, primarily with her mother’s GrassROOTS Community Foundation. The young Dias believes that activism, regardless of age, can make a difference, such as bolstering family understanding, increasing diversity on school reading lists, and improving health in Africa, and, age appropriately, she swings from fashion tips to advice on using social media to calling out companies for carbon emissions. She includes a bibliography of 500 middle-grade and YA titles with general booktalking advice and gives shout-outs to famous librarians Augusta Baker and Carla Hayden while deeming the American Library Association “the coolest club ever.” Among the many things readers learn is that one of Dias’ favorite words is dynamic, and both she and her book are certainly that. - Copyright 2018 Booklist.
