{"id":44759,"date":"2018-11-29T11:12:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T16:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=44759"},"modified":"2018-11-20T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T17:37:43","slug":"we-rise-we-resist-we-raise-our-voices-words-and-images-of-hope-edited-by-wade-hudson-and-cheryl-willis-hudson-in-shelf-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/we-rise-we-resist-we-raise-our-voices-words-and-images-of-hope-edited-by-wade-hudson-and-cheryl-willis-hudson-in-shelf-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices: Words and Images of Hope edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson [in Shelf Awareness]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44613\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/We-Rise-We-Resist-We-Raise-Our-Voices-Wade-Hudson-Cheryl-Hudson-BookDragon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"768\" \/>Inspired by their 7-year-old great-niece&#8217;s distress over the 2016 elections, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justusbooksonlinestore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Just Us Books<\/a>\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justusbooksonlinestore.com\/founders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">co-founders Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson<\/a> created <em>We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices<\/em> as a contemporary antidote for fear. Recalling their dangerous experiences growing up in the 1950s and \u201960s segregated South, the Hudsons also remembered the &#8220;accepting arms &#8230; encouraging words&#8221; and &#8220;watchful eyes&#8221; that provided safe havens of love and support.<\/p>\n<p>Here, they gather 50 stellar diverse authors and artists to help a new community of younger readers confront a daunting sociopolitical climate. Jaqueline Woodson reminds us &#8220;kindness is a choice&#8221; and Sharon M. Draper softly repeats, &#8220;Stay safe, my child&#8230;\/ Come home to me each night.&#8221; James E. Ransome paints a gorgeous mural marking generational change; Innosanto Nagara vibrantly captures protestors toppling racism; Marilyn Nelson assures &#8220;good will win.&#8221; Embodying an impressive spectrum, these words, pictures, and photographs become opportunities to learn, find comfort, and motivate change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discover<\/strong>: Wade and Cheryl Hudson gather the works of 50 outstanding authors and artists to encourage young readers in times of turmoil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shelf-awareness.com\/readers-issue.html?issue=768#m13462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Holiday Gift Issue: Children&#8217;s &amp; Young Adult,&#8221; <em>Shelf Awareness<\/em>, November 20, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Children, Middle Grade, Young Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by their 7-year-old great-niece&#8217;s distress over the 2016 elections, Just Us Books\u2019 co-founders Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson created We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices as a contemporary antidote for fear. 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