No Brain the Same: Neurodivergent Young Activists Shaping Our Future - Hardcover
No Brain the Same: Neurodivergent Young Activists Shaping Our Future - Hardcover
by Lindsay H. Metcalf (Editor), Keila V. Dawson (Editor), Jeanette Bradley (Editor)
Through powerful poems, this book honors neurodivergent youth activists transforming their communities and invites kids to act--continuing the spirit of No Voice Too Small and No World Too Big.
Featuring Billie Eilish, Dara McAnulty, and Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhangsūn Brown, these fourteen poems spotlight neurodivergent activists inspiring kids ages 5 to 9 to make change. These fourteen neurodivergent activists began their work when they were young and continue it now, changing systems, politics, policies, and more. The book features poems written by poets who have something in common with each activist. Fourteen poems by CooXooEii Black, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Liv Mammone, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, K. A. Reynolds, and others honor activists from all over the world and the United States. Additional text goes into detail about each activist's life and how readers can get involved. Activists introduced:- Connor DeWolfe by e.E. Charlton-Trujilo
- Helena Donato-Sapp by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Billie Eilish by Devin Murphy
- Mia Armstrong by Fiona Morris
- Sadie McCallum by Liv Mammone
- Adam Wolfond by Hannah Emerson
- Liam Garner by Jen Malia
- Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhangsūn Brown by A. J. Sass
- Jazmine Wildcat by CooXooIee Black
- Andy Smith by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
- Molly Seidel by Jeanette Bradley
- Dara McAnulty by Sally J. Pla
- Mollie Davis by Jordan Scott
- Cillian O'Conner by K. A. Reynolds
Author Biography
Lindsay H. Metcalf grew up on a Kansas farm and is the author of Farmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices. An experienced journalist, Lindsay has covered a variety of change-makers as a reporter, editor, and columnist for the Kansas City Star and other news outlets. www.lindsayhmetcalf.com
Keila V. Dawson was born and raised in New Orleans. She has been a community organizer and an early childhood special education teacher. She has lived in the Phillipines, Japan, and Egypt. She is the author of Opening The Road. www.keiladawson.com Jeanette Bradley has been an urban planner, an apprentice pastry chef, and the artist-in-residence for a traveling art museum on a train. She is the author and illustrator of Love, Mama. Jeanette lives in Rhode Island with her wife and kids. www.jeanettebradley.com Jeanette Bradley has been an urban planner, an apprentice pastry chef, and the artist-in-residence for a traveling art museum on a train. She is the author and illustrator of Love, Mama. Jeanette lives in Rhode Island with her wife and kids.Details
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