I like that Jewell draws a careful line between not being racist and being anti-racist. The difference being action. It's not enough to simply not discriminate. Jewell is calling readers to take action in defiance of racism, beginning with identifying racism and bias in the world and in ourselves. Building up self esteem and confidence in our identities and working towards fighting institutional racism. Each short section is followed by an activity, largely focused on self reflection.

This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work by Tiffany Jewell is the second-best book to Ibram Kendi’s How to be an Antiracist when it comes to giving young adults a better understanding of this subject. This book is empowering, informative and it gets to the point. I went ahead a pre-ordered two copies for my daughter’s English teacher class library. Our kids need this.

Thank you, Frances Lincoln Children's Books and Netgalley for gifting me a darc. Over all I gave this book a 4/5 star.

D/loaded this on #NetGalley &, after a browse, it looks like a really interesting book for teens to work through & discuss. Thought provoking stuff from Tiffany Jewell with striking illustrations by Aurélia Durand (it is American but refers to the UK often) #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/K1myNS2WRH

A beautiful book, bright and creatively illustrated with the most important message. I believe this book would be suitable for not only school age (teenagers) but older as it is so well done. Presented well, easily understood, written in plain English and each chapter has different activities. It has 20 lessons for anti-racism teaching about privilege, inclusion, conscious and unconscious choices. I recommend this book for everyone. A truly beautiful and much needed book.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

As educators, one of the things we want most is for our students to think critically. Bonus points for students who take that knowledge to a higher level by answering a call to action.

Tiffany Jewell provides students with the tools to do both of those things in her forthcoming book, This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake up, Take Action, and Do the Work.

The book is broken up into different layers, starting with a self-introspection. Readers also thoroughly examine oppression and institutionalized racist practices that exist all around us. From there, readers are encouraged to take action by participating in activities designed to dismantle racism and build solidarity.

This Book is Anti-Racist needs to be included in high school curricula across the country, in multigenerational book clubs, and in all the spaces in between.

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✍🏽Author: Tiffany Jewell @tiffanymjewell
👩🏻‍🎨Illustrator: Aurelia Durand @4ur3lia
📚Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books @quartokids


I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


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Brightly illustrated, engagingly written, and accessible primer for young readers. Does more than simply mention intersectionality and colorism in passing. Includes thoughtful activities, glossary, and further reading.

This was a great read! I believe this book can be a great read for 12-20+ year old readers because of the language and the way this book approached the topic of anti-racism. Throughout the book, as mentioned in the title, there are 20 lessons on how to fight racism, and also it included different activities to reflect on each of the topics discussed by the author. I found this book to be really engaging and easy to read. Would really recommend to young readers.

This is such a beautiful book that also packs a powerful punch and has great lessons for people of all ages. Tackling racism from a base level and building up to the things that we should be doing every day to be anti-racist compiled with bright and engaging artwork and personal stories is what makes this book so great and something that everyone should read. I love that each lesson ends with activities to either do on your own or to bring to a classroom or group setting to work together on these tough lessons. This can also help younger kids get involved in this book that I think is perfect for those in high school and up.

"If you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou

I could not be more happy when I got approved for an ARC of this book! As a POC myself, this book felt personal and precious to me. It was such a beautiful yet difficult book to read because it makes you reflect on yourself and your privilege. One cannot read this book and not be moved by not only the life examples that the author gives us but also the real life historical facts that blow you away. I have always been invested in finding out more about our world's history, specially forgotten/hidden history. It goes without saying that a historical narrative that does not follow the white "norm" does not receive the same attention or even the same relevance, however it never fails to amaze and sadden me when I discover yet again more about my/our heritage. This book was incredibly inspirational. The activities it provided did not feel like homework or a cheap page filler section (as most do in these types of books). They felt genuine and compelled you to complete them. Tiffany Jewell also did a brilliant job in portraying privilege within POC. It is quite rare to acknowledge that even within our communities, even within ourselves, there still exists a sense of entitlement based on pointless things such as the texture of your hair, your accent, the neighbourhood you grew up in, and the most obvious, your skin tone. All of these things you are born with/in and cannot change.

All in all this was a brilliant book that deserves to not only be read but reflected upon. I will definitely be recommending it to friends and family alike.

A colorful and engaging book about racism and how to recognize it and take action against it. This book is appropriate for middle grade kids through adults. The information is presented in an easy to understand manner and each chapter ends with activities that you can do to help you understand the message and yourself better.

‘Racism is personal prejudice and bias and systemic misuse and abuse of power by institutions‘.

A must read book, not only for children and young adults but for everyone.

After presenting the concepts of race,identity,racism,inclusion and predominant culture, the author introduces the readers to the the multiple ways in which people have been mistreated and discriminated over the course of centuries.

Vibrant illustrations accompany suggestions and way to engage and fight against stereotypes and racism.

This book is poignant and full of information. It could be overwhelming,however it is an amazing resource that can be accessed later in time.
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This is an incredibly unique and special book that empowers young people to identify their place in fighting for a world without racism. It’s full of thoughtfully chosen language, writing prompts, gorgeous illustrations, and easily understood data. Perfect for pre-teens and teens, but also great to share with adults who are trying to better understand how to use their privilege and be better allies.

I cannot day enough how much I loved this book.

Everything in it from the images to the quotes to the message. It was well thought out, well executed and absolutely beautiful.

This book should be read by everyone. Learning about inclusion, privilege, human beings choices and more, I found my mind being opened wide to issues we cannot ignore and understand them much better than I did before reading this book.

This is a tool to teach people to be kind and be strong and be better to one another.

The first thing I would like to say about this book is that it is not just a book for children: things are framed in ways that are easily understood but do not mistake 'easy to understand' with 'nothing for adults to learn.' The second thing I would like to say, as usual, is that as a white-passing PoC make sure that you focus more on reading reviews from black people and non white-passing PoC.

This book is absolutely wonderful! I have spent a great deal of time in the last ~6 years educating myself on racism and I learned so many things from this book (like I expected to!). Do not think that a degree in any relevant field means this book has nothing to teach you. I really appreciated that while "This Book is Anti-Racist" did not include graphic details about that racism can do, it still included (and named) the black people like Emmett Till & Trayvon Martin who have been been killed for being black.

One of the reasons I think this book is good for everyone is because of the exercises it contains. I expected the exercises to be something like 'notice when you say racist stuff' but it was so much more than that. Truly Tiffany Jewell has done a wonderful job creating exercises that anyone can benefit from doing. Some of them were things I was already doing in my head, but she has made them much more powerful and easier to grapple with.

The pictures and the colour in this book keep it engaging and enhance but don't detract from the overall message which is excellent. My one critique would be that disabled people are mentioned but not really pictured but this is a truly minor critique.

This is a book I will be purchasing and will be returning to again and again to check in on how and what I am doing and how I and those around me can be better.

Tiffany Jewell, you have my utmost respect and thanks.

Tiffany Jewell’s book, This Book is Anti-Racist, is not just a fantastic book for youth who are looking to increase their own activism. It is also a tool for young adults to make sense of their own identities and to dive deeply into issues of privilege. Jewell does a remarkable job of conveying the importance of activism, without making it seem like this will be easy for teens who are still concerned with social image.

I was lucky enough to receive an Advance Reader Copy of this book through NetGalley and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. It is one of the best tools that I think a family or classroom could have to introduce a variety of identity groups, institutional racism, and methods for combating racism in communities. In a relatively short text, Jewell provides an enormous amount of information. While this could have been overwhelming, Jewell thoughtfully includes opportunities for reflection at the end of each chapter in her book (there are 20 chapters, so many opportunities to reflect). Readers are asked to think deeply about their own identities, their histories, and their actions when they encounter racism in their communities. These opportunities for reflection also allow for readers to process the large amount of information that is packed into each chapter of the book.

While the information throughout the text is very intense and readers might start to feel a bit overwhelmed by all that they are facing as anti-racism activists, the illustrations by Aurélia Durand are bright and vibrant, showing the power and energy of small groups and individuals taking action against injustice. While Jewell never makes it seem like the journey will be easy, this book provides hope that young activists will prevail.

Wow. I am rather blown away by this book - and sad that now I'll have to wait until January to get my hands on a physical copy and start sharing it with young people! As a (white, female, cis) educator, I can already see numerous ways this resource could be used in and out of the classroom, by both kids AND adults.

The book does a great job of breaking up the text with eye-catching graphics, inspiring quotes, and thoughtful activities for self-reflection which create an engaging and very personal experience for the reader. The text itself is in-depth enough to do justice to the issues being addressed, without being overly dense for young readers. It's a nice balance of introducing important theory while also emphasizing real-world application - what these things actually mean for YOU in your everyday life. The tone feels relatable and empowering, and manages to be fully inclusive of all readers regardless of race (while also drawing attention to the ways in which the reader's own identities might relate to the information presented). The book is well-organized, with 20 short chapters divided into 4 sections, plus a helpful glossary, notes, and additional resources listed in the back. The author's letter to the reader at the beginning also provides important context and advice for the work ahead, such as, "I hope you will share this book with your friends and families because fighting racism really isn't something you can do all on your own."

Books that aim to help young people make a difference in the world can sometimes come across as preachy to their intended audience - but I anticipate this one will do just the opposite, drawing in tweens and teens with the colorful graphics and engaging format, and leaving them with new knowledge, self-understanding, and tools to confront racism in their own lives. And that goes for us adults too!

Heck yes!
This is a beautifully constructed, powerfully written, accessible guide on how to be anti-racist. It was a quick read, but provided lots of in-depth examples to back up what it was saying, and was careful to be inclusive and mindful towards all groups. I could see this book being worked into a middle school curriculum, as it contained engaging activities and discussion questions. Its lovely colored illustrations and quotes also make it a great keepsake and addition to any early-reader's shelf... which is not to say it can't be enjoyed by older readers! I appreciated these reminders and tips, and even learned some new things. I cannot think of any comparable book that was around when I was younger, and I'm very happy to see a book like this being put out into the world.

***Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
This is an important book for everyone! These are still relevant topics that need to addressed and the author does so in an informative and interactive way.

Tiffany Jewell's This Book is Anti-Racist is a timely and much-needed manual for all of the children and young people in your life. Like, seriously, go out and buy it for them now. They will surely love you all the more for it.
Like the great Angela Davis once said, “In a racist society, it’s not enough to be non-racist—we must be ANTI-RACIST” and this book tells this to the people that matter the most: the next generation. Because, in them, we have our best fighting chance in stopping the injustice and discrimination in its tracks.
Racism, after-all, has to be perpetuated in order to survive. It is a social construct, an arbitrary and abstract one at best, and therefore, if we raise an entire generation of children without it, it fails to fester, to grow, to spread. It is like an infection: staunch the flow, cut off the breeding ground.
This book aims to do just that. To lift up a generation of anti-racist warriors and, I know this may just be me looking on the bright side for once in my life, but I think they just may have it in them. I am a great proponent, after-all, of the idea that children are our future; every day, people who are far younger than I am, inspire me with their erudition, their ambitions, their wisdom and I hope, more than anything, that this book will enable them to put all of that into action.
That it will begin to give them the resources to challenge the systems, both at an international and individual level, that perpetuate injustice and discrimination; to think about the racialised language of their teachers, their peers and figures in the mass media; to start discussions, both in public and in private, about the nature of racism and whether they want to live in a world in which its structures remain systematic. Because even small steps, quiet conversations, minute changes have loud and ricocheting effects for the world at large.
And, by allowing them to channel all of their greatness into real political change, This Book is Anti-Racist will surely form many a young person's first steps on a journey towards a world that will be better for us all.

I chose to review this book because the topic is timely and, amazingly, still on-going. The text is well-written and thought-provoking. The issue of racism (and, indeed, of treating people as "less than" in all circumstances) is current, and I feel like this book is an important read. Recommended.