How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation

The Ultimate Resistance Guidebook. -- Bustle

This book will be a light in the darkness for some, and help guide them from despair.-- Booklist

An all-star collection of essays about 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?

How I Resist is the response, and a way to start the conversation. To show readers that they are not helpless, and that anyone can be the 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 Javier Mu oz, Rosie O'Donnell, Junauda Petrus, Jodi Picoult, Jason Reynolds, Karuna Riazi, Maya Rupert, Dana Schwartz, Dan Sinker, Ali Stroker, 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.

In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance.

How I Resist is the kind of book people will be discussing for years to come and a staple on bookshelves for generations.

Author: Maureen Johnson
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Published: 05/15/2018
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781250168368
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2018
Booklist 03/15/2018 pg. 34
Publishers Weekly 03/19/2018
School Library Journal 04/01/2018 pg. 147
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2018 - Recommended - Readable

About the Author

Maureen Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen YA novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, The Name of the Star, and Truly Devious. She is also the co-host of Says Who, a political podcast about the aftermath of the 2016 election. She lives in New York City.

Tim Federle is an award-winning writer whose works include the New York Times Notable Books The Great American Whatever and Better Nate Than Ever, the global bestseller Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist, and the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Tuck Everlasting. He lives (and resists) in New York City.