Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning | TheBookSeekers

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning


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No. of pages 320

Published: 2020

Great for age 12-18 years

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In this important and compelling young readers adaptation of his National Book Award-winning title, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, writing with award-winning author Jason Reynolds, chronicles the story of anti-black, racist ideas over the course of American history. Racist ideas in our country did not arise from ignorance or hatred. Instead, they were developed by some of the most brilliant minds in history to justify and rationalise the nation's deeply entrenched discriminatory policies. But while racist ideas have always been easy to fabricate and distribute, they can also be discredited. In shedding light on the history of racist ideas in America, this adaptation offers young readers the tools they need to combat these ideas - and, in the process, gives society a reason to hope.Through a gripping and fast-paced narrative that speaks to young readers on their level, this book shines a light on the many insidious forms of racist ideas - and on ways anti-racists can be empowered to combat racism in their daily lives.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 320 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2020 by Little, Brown & Company .

Jason Reynolds is the winner of more than 25 US and international awards, including the 2018 Edgar Award and LA Times Book Prize, Newbery Award, Printz Award and two time Walter Dean Myers Award winner. A New York Times bestselling author, his books include Long Way Down, Miles Morales, Boy in the Black Suit and the Run series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny and Lu).

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Kirkus Award
This book was recognised by the Kirkus Award.

Praise for Stamped from the Beginning A New York Times bestsellerWinner of the 2016 National Book Award for NonfictionA Washington Post and Boston Globe Best Book of the YearNational Book Critics Circle Award Finalist for NonfictionNAACP Image Award Finalist for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction

 

 

* "In this tour de force, Kendi explores the history of racist ideas-and their connection with racist practices-across American history. Racism is the enduring scar on the American consciousness. In this ambitious, magisterial book, Kendi reveals just how deep that scar cuts and why it endures, its barely subcutaneous pain still able to flare."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

 

"We often describe a wonderful book as 'mind-blowing' or 'life-changing' but I've found this rarely to actually be the case. I found both descriptions accurate for Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning... I will never look at racial discrimination again after reading this marvelous, ambitious, and clear-sighted book."

--George Saunders, Financial Times, Best Books of 2017

 

An "engrossing and relentless intellectual history of prejudice in America...The greatest service Kendi [provides] is the ruthless prosecution of American ideas about race for their tensions, contradictions and unintended consequences."--Washington Post

 

"A deep (and often disturbing) chronicling of how anti-black thinking has entrenched itself in the fabric of American society."--The Atlantic

 

"A staggering intellectual history of racism in America that is both rigorous and...readable."--The New Republic

 

"An intricate look at the history of race in the United States."--Time