# Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance - Hardcover

by **Jason Reynolds** (Author), **Samira Ahmed** (Author), **L. D. Lewis** (Author)

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.

### Author Biography

Bethany C. Morrow is author of speculative stories that run the gamut between science fiction and speculative literary fiction. Her debut novel, _Mem_ (Unnamed Press, 2018), was an ABA Indies Introduce and Indies Next pick. Her debut YA novel is forthcoming from Tor in 2020. She is also a sensitivity reader.  
Yamile (sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez is the author of _Blizzard Besties_, _Random Acts of Kittens_, _Wish Upon a Stray_, and many other books for young readers, including _Furia_, a Reese's YA Book Club selection and winner of a Pura Belpré YA Author Medal. She was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina, and now lives in Utah with her family. A Walter Dean Myers Grant recipient, she is also a graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Connect with her at yamilesmendez.com.

**Number of Pages:** 272

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 01, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Take the MIC: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 5.1

**Point Value:** 7

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
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