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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
poetry
Copyright Year
2020-03-10
Page Count
56
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Grade Level
3rd - 6th
ISBN
978-1250311207
Themes
activism
social justice
empathy

Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice

Written by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood and Illustrated by Theodore Taylor III

Historically poets have been on the forefront of social movements. Woke is a collection of poems by women that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and acceptance to speaking out.

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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
poetry
Copyright Year
2020-03-10
Page Count
56
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Grade Level
3rd - 6th
ISBN
978-1250311207
Themes
activism
social justice
empathy
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