Stacey Abrams: Champion of Democracy

by Artika R. Tyner

Overview

Stacey Abrams is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and voting rights activist. After working in government, she founded Fair Fight Action to improve voting access. Learn about Abrams's early life and what she plans to do next.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728441849
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Gateway Biographies Series
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	680,081
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.34(d)
Lexile:	970L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 11 Years

About the Author

Dr. Artika Tyner is a passionate educator, award-winning author, civil rights attorney, sought-after speaker, and advocate for justice. She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and is the founder of the Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute.

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2022

Gr 4–8—The lives of activists currently in the news are explored in these three volumes. Readers learn of LeBron James's challenging childhood and his path to success in the NBA. The life of first Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, is detailed here, including her poetry reading at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration. Stacey Abrams's life and political career, especially her efforts to increase voter participation, are related. All three biographies are incredibly positive; unfortunately that positivity inclines toward hagiography. Excluded are James's controversial tweets about COVID-19 and the important fact that Abrams's gubernatorial opponent was executing Georgia law when he deleted voters from the registry. No mention is made of white translators removed from their jobs translating Gorman's poems. Another issue: since the subjects are all dynamic, living individuals, the information provided is already dated—no mention is made of Abrams's entry into the 2022 Georgia governor's race. VERDICT Targeted readers deserve more balanced reads on these admirable but complex figures; selectors should pass.

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