Nevertheless, We Persisted: 48 Voices of Defiance, Strength, and Courage

by Sally Kohn

Book Overview

A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Cullors, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet Azure Antoinette, teen activist Gavin Grimm, and many, many more, each writing about a time in their youth when they were held back because of their race, gender, or sexual identity--but persisted.

"Aren't you a terrorist?"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1524771961
• ISBN13: 9781524771966
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher