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Marley Dias gets it done : and so can you!
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Scholastic Press, 2018.
Physical Description
187 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
In this accessible "keep-it-real" guide, Marley explores activism, social justice, volunteerism, equity and inclusion, and using social media for good. Drawing from her experience, Marley shows kids how they can galvanize their strengths to make positive changes in their communities, while getting support from parents, teachers, and friends to turn dreams into reality.
Contents
- Prologue: Do something
- Herstory: who I am, how this all began
- Meet my family: welcome to my village
- Girls like me: smart, funny, interesting, adventurous
- My Africa scrapbook: the global village
- Oh so social: I could Google myself, but
- Be the change you want to see: get woke!
- Activist toolbox: seriously, on the school, level
- How to read: and why it's more than words
- Finding the goods: bye, bye, hide-and-seek
- Book talking: seeing is believing
- Getting it done: today, tomorrow, always.
Subjects
- African American girls > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
- Social action > United States > Juvenile literature.
- Equality > United States > Juvenile literature.
- Literacy programs > United States > Juvenile literature.
- African American girls > Social conditions.
- Social action > United States.
- Equality > United States.
- Literacy programs > United States.
- Dias, Marley (Marley Emerson) > Juvenile literature.
- Dias, Marley (Marley Emerson)