Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

 

Edited by Bethany C. Morrow

My Thoughts:

In my English methods class I always talk to my candidates about abandoning the whole class novel for micro fiction, poetry and short stories so I have been trying to keep up with the anthologies that are out there. This is not a new book. It came out in 2019, but the authors are familiar names like Jason Reynolds, Samira Ahmed and Darcie Little Badger. The theme of everyday resistance offers a wide and complex view of what everyday resistance looks like so there are many ways to use this anthology. These stories are about teenagers who feel out of control, invisible, silenced, confused, even hurt by their own friends. But in the end, these stories are about hope and healing. 

From the Publisher:

A young adult anthology featuring fictional stories of everyday resistance.

You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls.Or who marches to protest injustice.Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud.Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that you wish you had when you were younger.Maybe you call out false allies, or stand up to loved ones. Maybe you speak your truth and drop the mic, or maybe you take it with you when you leave.This anthology features fictional stories--in poems, prose, and art--that reflect a slice of the varied and limitless ways that readers like you resist every day. Take the Mic's powerful collection of stories features work by literary luminaries and emerging talent alike, including Newbery-winner Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestseller Samira Ahmed, anthologist and contributor Bethany C. Morrow, Darcie Little Badger, Keah Brown, Laura Silverman, L.D. Lewis, Sofia Quintero, Ray Stoeve, Yamile Mendez, and Connie Sun, with cover and interior art by Richie Pope.