Stacey Abrams: Lift Every Voice
by Sarah Warren (Author) Monica Mikai (Illustrator)
How do we move our country forward? Stacey Abrams has an answer in this bright and stirring biography, perfect for discussions of voting rights and how people working together can make a difference.
Stacey Abrams is the daughter of two civil-rights activists. She loved going into the voting booth with her parents on Election Day, knowing that their voices mattered. She loved school, even when she was the only Black student in her gifted classes. She loved her classmates at Spelman College -- a historically Black institution -- and worked hard to see they received the fair treatment they deserved.
And today, she brings all those experiences to her role as politician, author, and voting-rights advocate, helping to ensure that every person has a say and every vote gets counted. Stacey Abrams: Lift Every Voice follows Stacey's life from her girlhood to the present, but it also portrays the ordinary people that Stacey fights for -- the beautiful and diverse America that shows up to stand with one another.
Backmatter includes a timeline of changes in US voting-rights law from the Constitution through the present day, demonstrating both how far the country has come and how far we have to go. With its spirited text and vivid illustrations, Stacey Abrams: Lift Every Voice will inspire readers to take their own steps forward.
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PreS-Gr 4--Warren visits touchstones in the life of Stacey Abrams. Rather than focusing narrowly on details, the narrative centers on the elements of her childhood and student experiences that shaped the politician she is today. As a child, she and her five siblings were instilled with strong values by their parents, and Abrams learned to give back to her community, participate politically, and to value education, an arena in which she excelled. Her advocacy efforts as a college student led her to the work she continues, registering young people to vote. Abrams was elected to the House of Representatives for the state of Georgia, and in 2018 she made history by becoming the first Black woman to be nominated for governor by a major political party. A fantastic time line in back matter highlights the history of voting in the United States interspersed with key moments in Abrams's own life. Dynamic and textured illustrations depict Abrams as she ages, and beautifully crafted visages, hair, and fabric bring to life the world she moves through. This book serves as a big-picture commentary on democracy as it is a narrative about the life of a single individual. However, Warren occasionally generalizes in an effort to squeeze a lot of information into the format, and there is a lack of detailed information to back up statements that then blur the line between facts and opinions. VERDICT For a first look at a major political player, the simple text, not bogged down by heavy detail, is a powerful vehicle in conveying the importance of participating in a democratic society, especially through exercising the right to vote. Not recommended for collections where a more in-depth resource is needed.--Lauren Younger
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JNF043000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government
JNF007070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
Biographies
United States
21st century
Georgia
Suffrage
Legislators
Politicians
African American women legislators
Abrams, Stacey
African American women politicians
