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Nevertheless, We Persisted: 48 Voices of Defiance, Strength, and Courage

308 pp. | Knopf | September, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5247-7196-6 $18.99 | Library ISBN 978-1-5247-7197-3 $21.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5247-7198-0
(3) YA Foreword by Amy Klobuchar. "Keep working, keep fighting, and keep persisting," urges Senator Klobuchar in her foreword to this collection of inspiring first-person essays. Reflecting on the challenges of their youth, contributors (including athletes, entertainers, politicians, and activists) offer frank discussions of sexuality, racism, poverty, and beyond. Some pieces are less polished than others, but that unevenness ultimately lends the book authenticity. Discussion questions are appended. Ind.
Reviewer: Erica Wetter

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