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ON MY BOOKSHELF: HOW I RESIST: ACTIVISM AND HOPE FOR A NEW GENERATION BY MAUREEN JOHNSON. activism and hope, edited by bestselling YA author Maureen Johnson. Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to stand up and be heard - but with much to shout about, where they do they begin? What can I do? How can I help? change. A collection of essays, songs, illustrations, and interviews about activism and hope, How I Resist features an all-star group of contributors, including, John Paul Brammer, Libba Bray, Lauren Duca, Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita, Alex Gino, Hebh Jamal, Malinda Lo, Dylan Marron, Hamilton star Ja*ier Muñoz, Rosie O'Donnell, Junauda Petrus, Jodi Picoult, Jason Reynolds, Karuna Riazi, Maya Rupert, Dana Schwartz, Dan Sinker, Ali St*oker, Jonny Sun (aka @jonnysun), Sabaa Tahir, Shaina Taub, Daniel Watts, Jennifer Weiner, Jacqueline Woodson, and more, all edited and compiled by New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson. just for a young ad*lt audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking and sit-ins are all very visible forms of protest and resistance, but this collection reminds the reader that a song, a podcast, a poem, our day to day choices can all be forms of resistance too. The collection brings attention to all sorts of interesting individuals and projects I never knew existed. The variety of voices and types of pieces in the collection makes it appealing to people of ages (te*ns are the target audience) and backgrounds, and if you are active on Twitter, you'll have quite a few new accounts to follow. CLAS*ROOM APPLICATION: The collection could be read in its entirety in an English or Social Studies clas*, especially one focused on current events. The variety of pieces could also be used individually as examples of different types of nonfiction texts. I'll share a few