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    How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation
    How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation
    How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation
    Audiobook3 hours

    How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation

    Written by Maureen Johnson

    Narrated by Maureen Johnson and Soneela Nankani

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    About this audiobook

    This audiobook presents an all-star collection of essays about activism and hope, edited by bestselling YA author Maureen Johnson.

    Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to stand up and be heard - but with much to shout about, where they do they begin? What can I do? How can I help?

    How I Resist is the response, and a way to start the conversation. To show listeners that they are not helpless, and that anyone can be the change. A collection of essays, songs, and interviews about activism and hope, How I Resist features an all-star group of contributors, including, John Paul Brammer, Libba Bray, Lauren Duca, Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita, Alex Gino, Hebh Jamal, Malinda Lo, Dylan Marron, Hamilton star Javier Muñoz, Rosie O'Donnell, Junauda Petrus, Jodi Picoult, Jason Reynolds, Karuna Riazi, Maya Rupert, Dana Schwartz, Dan Sinker, Ali Stroker, Jonny Sun (aka @jonnysun), Sabaa Tahir, Shaina Taub, Daniel Watts, Jennifer Weiner, Jacqueline Woodson, and more, all edited and compiled by New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.

    In How I Resist, listeners will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to listeners of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance.

    How I Resist is the kind of audiobook people will be discussing for years to come.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateMay 15, 2018
    ISBN9781427296283
    How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation
    Author

    Maureen Johnson

    Maureen Johnson is the bestselling author of several novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, the Truly Devious series, the Suite Scarlett series, and the Shades of London series. She has also written collaborative works such as Let It Snow with John Green and Lauren Myracle and the Bane Chronicles with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan. Maureen lives in New York and online on Twitter @maureenjohnson or at maureenjohnsonbooks.com. 

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    • 5/5
      Amazing book and collection of writing! So inspiring and beautifully curated
    • 4/5
      How I resist é um conjunto de ensaios, entrevistas, relatos e outros gêneros com a temática da resistência. O objetivo do livro é incentivar adolescentes e jovens adultos a se engajarem na luta pela democracia, pelos direitos humanos e pelas causas em que se acredita. O livro tem como pano de fundo a situação política dos EUA após a eleição do Donald Trump, visando apresentar diversas formas de resistir a esse governo e ao que ele representa.

      De modo geral, eu amei ouvir esse audiobook, principalmente no momento atual que vivemos, que infelizmente tem tantas semelhanças com a realidade estadunidense. Os textos apresentam diversas formas de resistência e a importância de cada uma delas, o que me fez muito bem, pois, em tempos de desesperança, eu chego a pensar que algumas formas de resistência, na prática, não têm efeito algum. Porém, com a leitura desse livro, passei a pensar que, na verdade, a diversidade nas formas como se pode lutar e resistir é o que fortalece a luta. O fato de pessoas diferentes, com motivações diferentes e modos de atuação diferentes se engajarem em um mesmo objetivo garante potência e legitimidade à luta, sendo um conforto e uma esperança de que tempos melhores virão.

      Ouvir o audiobook desse livro em vez de ler o livro físico ou ebook foi um pouco negativo pois acredito que algumas ideias se perderam. No início de cada capítulo, por exemplo, é feita uma breve apresentação da pessoa que escreveu o capítulo em questão, e seria bom ter essas informações escritas para que eu pudesse mais facilmente pesquisar sobre essas pessoas, acompanhá-las nas redes sociais, etc. Além disso, esse me parece um livro para se consultar sempre, por existirem trechos de fato consoladores e inspiradores aos quais seria interessante voltar de tempos em tempos para renovar as energias e o entusiasmo para luta, porém esse recurso de retornar a trechos do livro não é tão bom em audiobooks.

      Apesar disso, gostei muito do livro e achei ele de fato muito importante para jovens que, como eu, queiram se engajar cada vez mais política e socialmente.