Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

A young adult anthology featuring fictional stories of everyday resistance.

You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls.Or who marches to protest injustice.Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud.Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that you wish you had when you were younger.Maybe you call out false allies, or stand up to loved ones. Maybe you speak your truth and drop the mic, or maybe you take it with you when you leave.This anthology features fictional stories--in poems, prose, and art--that reflect a slice of the varied and limitless ways that readers like you resist every day. Take the Mic's powerful collection of stories features work by literary luminaries and emerging talent alike, including Newbery-winner Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestseller Samira Ahmed, anthologist and contributor Bethany C. Morrow, Darcie Little Badger, Keah Brown, Laura Silverman, L.D. Lewis, Sofia Quintero, Ray Stoeve, Yamile Mendez, and Connie Sun, with cover and interior art by Richie Pope.

Author: Jason Reynolds,Samira Ahmed,L. D. Lewis
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 10/01/2019
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781338343700
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 508491 / Take the MIC: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2019
Booklist 09/01/2019 pg. 104
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2019 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2019
School Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 87

About the Author

Yamile (sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez is the author of Blizzard Besties, Random Acts of Kittens, Wish Upon a Stray, and many other books for young readers, including Furia, a Reese's YA Book Club selection and winner of a Pura Belpré YA Author Medal. She was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina, and now lives in Utah with her family. A Walter Dean Myers Grant recipient, she is also a graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Connect with her at yamilesmendez.com.

Bethany C. Morrow is author of speculative stories that run the gamut between science fiction and speculative literary fiction. Her debut novel, Mem (Unnamed Press, 2018), was an ABA Indies Introduce and Indies Next pick. Her debut YA novel is forthcoming from Tor in 2020. She is also a sensitivity reader.