# The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege - Hardcover

by **Brendan Kiely** (Author), **Jason Reynolds** (Introduction by)

**A _School Library Journal_ Best Book of the Year**

**Award-winning and _New York Times_ bestselling author Brendan Kiely starts a conversation with white kids about race in this "well-executed and long overdue" (_Kirkus Reviews_, starred review) introduction to white privilege and why allyship is so vital.**

Talking about racism can be hard, but...

Most kids of color grow up doing it. They have "The Talk" with their families--the honest talk about survival in a racist world.

But white kids don't. They're barely spoken to about race at all--and that needs to change. Because not talking about racism doesn't make it go away. Not talking about white privilege doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

_The Other Talk_ begins this much-needed conversation for white kids. In an instantly relatable and deeply honest account of his own life, Brendan Kiely offers young readers a way to understand one's own white privilege and why allyship is so vital, so that we can all start doing our part--today.

### Author Biography

Brendan Kiely is the _New York Times_ bestselling author of _All American Boys_ (with Jason Reynolds), _Tradition_, _The Last True Love Story_, and _The Gospel of Winter_. His most recent book is _The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege_. His work has been published in over a dozen languages, and has received the Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award, the Walter Dean Meyers Award, and ALA's Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults. A former high school teacher, he is now on the faculty of the Solstice MFA Program. He watches too much basketball and reads too many books at the same time, but most importantly, he lives for and loves his wife and son. Find out more at BrendanKiely.com.

Jason Reynolds is a #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, a two-time National Book Award finalist, a Kirkus Award winner, a Carnegie Medal winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. He's also the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. His many books include _All American Boys_ (cowritten with Brendan Kiely); _When I Was the Greatest_; _The Boy in the Black Suit_; _Stamped_; _As Brave as You_; _For Every One_; the Track series (_Ghost_, _Patina_, _Sunny_, and _Lu_); _Look Both Ways_; _Stuntboy, in the Meantime_; _Ain't Burned All the Bright_; _My Name Is Jason. Mine Too._ (with Jason Griffin); and _Long Way Down_, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. He lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.

**Number of Pages:** 272

**Dimensions:** 0.95 x 8.57 x 5.86 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 21, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 7

**Point Value:** 9

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