Cover image for Here We Are
Title:
Here We Are

Feminism for the Real World
Author:
Jensen, Kelly
Subject:
Friendship
Dating & Sex
Emotions & Feelings
Young Adult Nonfiction
Social Topics
Girls & Women
Eating Disorders & Body Image
Description:
LET'S GET THE FEMINIST PARTY STARTED! Have you ever wanted to be a superheroine? Join a fandom? Create the perfect empowering playlist? Understand exactly what it means to be a feminist in the twenty-first century? You've come to the right place. Forty-four writers, dancers, actors, and artists contribute essays, lists, poems, comics, and illustrations about everything from body positivity to romance to gender identity to intersectionality to the greatest girl friendships in fiction. Together, they share diverse perspectives on and insights into what feminism means and what it looks like. Come on in, turn the pages, and be inspired to find your own path to feminism by the awesome individuals in Here We Are. Welcome to one of the most life-changing parties around! Let's get the feminist party started! Essays, poems, photos, lists, comics, and illustrations about modern feminism to enlighten and inspire from 40+ contributors and voices, including well-known actors, writers, and entertainers.   Kelly Jensen is a former librarian-turned-editor for Book Riot and Stacked. She's author of It Happens: A Guide to Contemporary Realistic Fiction for the YA Reader. She loves black licorice and debating genre. Follow her on Twitter @veronikellymars.   A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2017, Nonfiction) "A progressive antidote to the ancient teen health textbooks that mull over the dry basics of teen identity . . . a stellar collection  . . . An embarrassment of riches." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review   "Earnest, conversational, and dauntlessly unapologetic . . . An education unto itself, the message of inclusion and strength is invaluable." -Booklist, starred review   "Fantastic . . . There is something here for everyone. This celebratory examination of feminism is a much-needed addition to teen collections." -School Library Journal, starred review   "Sophisticated yet entirely accessible, the collection is valuable both for the breadth of thought and perspective it represents and for the support it directs toward readers." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Within the lively pages of Here We Are is a 21st-century 'feminist party,' and everyone is invited . . . This exciting, provocative anthology for young adults collects diverse and even fascinatingly contradictory viewpoints on modern feminism." -Shelf Awareness for Readers, starred review   "A pithy, accessible guide where young people can find support and answers to their questions, from what does feminism mean to how to be a real-life superheroine . . . generous, informative . . . This timely anthology offers words and role models to help young people . . . as they chart their own course." -Washington Post "Here We Are not only presents an inclusive and hopeful vision for the future of feminism, it also boldly and proudly passes the torch to the next generation of leaders." -Teen Vogue   "Jensen has assembled a collection of meditations on what it means to be a woman today that is both important and gripping . . . HERE WE ARE is a book every feminist will want to get for the teen in their life-and will end up reading and learning from, too." -Bust   "In an exceptionally inclusive and diverse anthology featuring pieces from 44 creators, editor Kelly Jensen has curated a definition of feminism that is a safe space of equality and acceptance for everyone . . . A top-notch guide for all." -The Globe Mail   "[A] feminist power tome." -New York Magazine/The Strategist   "Forty-four writers, performers, artists and more contribute to this 'zine-like collection that offers reading lists, comics, a 4-step guide for becoming a superheroine, and essays from writers like Mindy Kaling." -InStyle    "Kelly Jensen's anthology is too good to pass up. In Here We Are,
Publisher:
Workman Publishing Company
Date:
2017-01-24
Digital Format:
HOOPLA E BOOK