Miniliterary activist footballloving girlie tomboy bookworm marley dias bored of only reading about white boys and their dogs at school. She also shares perspectives on the difference between activism and charity. The book reads like a lively, nonstop conversation with dias, covering everything from social media safety tips and staystrong activist strategies to her love of fashionand. When marley expressed her frustration over the lack. Marley dias inspirational goal to collect books about girls. Marley davis wanted to read more about that featured lead. Marley dias, a yearold girl who has collected more than 11,000 books that showcase black female lead characters, can now add her own book to. Marley dias, who goes to st cloud elementary school in west orange, new jersey, began her drive in november after she told her mother she. Scholastic to publish activism book by marley dias, 12. Frustrated with her schools inability to provide books with relatable characters, 11 yearold marley dias started a book drive to find 1,000 childrens books with black girls as protagonists. Feb 16, 2018 marley dias, a yearold girl who has collected more than 11,000 books that showcase black female lead characters, can now add her own book to her list. It clearly shows how much marley dias desperately want to change our world into a fair and equal place. Scholastic corporation, a global childrens publishing company, released the book in the spring of 2018.
Part memoir, part history lesson, part social activism 101, dias story draws readers into her world. Artwork by quinn lemmers for yahoo lifestyle marley dias loves to read. Marley dias, an 11yearold from new jersey, was tired of only reading books. Marley dias gets it done by marley dias scholastic. But after reading kids book after kids book about white boys and their dogs, marley. Suggestions for marley diass amazing book drive goodreads. Youre able to express your emotions when you read, dias said. Marley dias nee le 3 janvier 2005 est une militante et feministe americaine. If you have something in common with the characters, youll always remember and learn a lesson from the book. Childrens books will change forever if this teen author has.
Keep striving for your goals, and remember that its good to be ambitious. She has also written and published her own book, marley dias gets it done. Jun, 2017 dias book, marley dias gets it done and so can you, will come out in january 2018. In this accessible keepitreal guide, marley explores activism, social justice, volunteerism, equity and inclusion, and using social media for good. Tired of reading about white boys and dogs, 11 year old marley dias started a book drive in which black girls are the protagonist. In just a few months, more than 9,000 books were collected.
Marley dias, who goes to st cloud elementary school in west orange, new jersey, began her drive in november after she told her mother she was tired of. I think the biggest thing is that success is not measured by whether or not youre on cbs this morning or whether or not you make the. Feb 09, 2016 marley dias, who goes to st cloud elementary school in west orange, new jersey, began her drive in november after she told her mother she was tired of the books that she was being given at school. I told my mom i was going to start a book drive, and a specific book drive, she said, where black girls are the main characters in the book and not background characters or minor characters. With the help of her mother, grassroots community foundation cofounder janice johnson dias, and two friends, briana and amina, marley came up with the idea to start a book drive featuring. Marley dias inspirational goal to collect books about girls of color what can we learn from a 12yearold whos turning the literary world upside down. In the meantime, dias will keep working to fill the gaps in childrens books and taking inspiration from. Jul 07, 2016 for 11yearold marley dias, the call to activism began with books.
Marley dias, a yearold girl who has collected more than 1. How yearold marley dias is inspiring activism in others. Girls drive to find 1,000 black girl books hits target. Marley dias 1,000 black girl books book drive hits. Scholastic to publish activism book by marley dias, 12year. Credit christopher occhicone for the new york times elevenyearold marley dias has gotten a lot of attention for being the girl who got sick of reading about white boys and their dogs and did something about it. And so can you marley wants to show the children all over the world that their wishes or dreams can come true. With the help of her mother, grassroots community foundation cofounder janice johnson dias, and two friends, briana and amina, marley came up with the idea to start a bookdrive featuring. Representation matters and black history month is a good time to get children of all races interested in books featuring characters of color.
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In an effort to provide more diversity in books for younger children, for almost a year dias has been collecting books with black girls as. Activist and soontobe author marley dias is only years old. Jan 27, 2016 tired of reading about white boys and dogs, 11 year old marley dias started a book drive in which black girls are the protagonist. This kindlebook of marley dias gets it done and so can you by marley dias contains both informative and magnificent details on the authors family life, her school and writing life, and much more. Marley dias 1,000 black girl books book drive hits target. This book informs us about right, equality, passion, social injustice and how to take action by using social media, in a positive way.
Marley dias book drive focuses specifically on books in which black girls are the main characters, not minor or background characters. Marley talks about how the idea came to her, and encourages kids to find something theyre passionate about, or something theyd like to change, and take action to make positive changes happen. Marley dias, a fifth grader in new jersey, was sick and tired of reading the same old books about dogs and white boys. In her new book, marley dias gets it done and so can you, set for release january 2018 and featuring an introduction by academy awardnominated filmmaker ava duvernay, dias offers an accessible guide exploring activism, social justice, volunteerism, equity and inclusion, and even using social media for good. Janice johnson dias, the book drive has received an incredible boost in the past few days and with continued support, is scheduled to hit the goal of. Dias, whose project has been popular all over the world, wrote and published her own book, marley dias gets it done. Dias will be the author and main character of her very own book via renowned global childrens publishing company, scholastic. Scholastic to publish activism book by marley dias, 12yearold. This is a nonfiction book called,marley dias gets it done. And because of you, we have received thousands of books. Marley dias, is the precocious and purposedriven 15yearold founder of. Frustrated by not seeing other black girls as the main characters in the books in her school library, she decided to take action. What can we learn from a 12yearold whos turning the literary world upside down. Dias book, marley dias gets it done and so can you, will come out in january 2018.
Jan 23, 2016 marley dias, a fifth grader in new jersey, was sick and tired of reading the same old books about dogs and white boys. This is a story about a african girl name marley dias. Suggestions for marley diass amazing book drive her schools reading syllabus wasnt big on diversity, so 11yearold marley dias decided to take matters into her own hands. Marley now leads a global movement focused on the need for curriculums to include diversity and greater education on the experiences of black girls. Shes 93 and taking her book club to zoom theyve been meeting for 20 years. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. For 11yearold marley dias, a good book opens the world. This is a nonfiction book called, marley dias gets it done. Dias has now written a book, marley dias gets it done.
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