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WOKE: A Young Poet's Call to Justice

Mahogany L. Browne with Elizabeth Acevedo, Olivia Gatwood, et al.

Illustrator: Theodore Taylor III

Ages: 9+

Published: 2020

Publisher: Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press

ISBN: 978-1-250-31120-7

Keywords: social justice; self acceptance, friendship

Encouragement for young poets to find their own voices and stand up for what is right. Bold, stylized illustrations.