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Wendy Lamb Books (2017), 208 pages
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Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls' education, created a film that chronicled the stories of nine girls in the developing world, allowing viewers the opportunity to witness how education can break the cycle of poverty. Now, award-winning author Tanya Lee Stone deftly uses new research to illuminate the dramatic facts behind the film, focusing both on the girls captured on camera and many others.
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LibraryThing member pammycats
Girl Rising
By: Tanya Lee Stone
I received an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
"When she learned her newborn was a girl, she cried."
I wanted to read this book as it is a companion piece to the movie, "Girl Rising". My daughter's class (7th grade) read "Malala" over the summer and
I checked online and you can screen the movie on Netflix. It looks like too that through March 10 of this year Amazon will waive the license fee ($350) if you apply to show a group.
After seeing this movie, Ms. Stone was more than moved, she was determined to continue the story. She contacted the movie producers and was given access to their footage and interviews. Apparently there was a lot of material to explore. Anyway, this book is a continuation of the movie. There are lots of pictures from girls all over the globe I think they must be very brave to share their experiences. They also must be very brave to grasp their future with so must enthusiasm after their horrific experiences. The pictures of the girls weren't sad though, they were beautiful and radiant. I loved getting to hear about the current life of the girls we met (part 3).
The beginning of the book is a record of how this book came into being along with lots of statistics about girls, their situations around the world, and how education can change their lives. The meat of the book though is the stories of each girl. I keep popping back and forth form story to story. I loved Suma's song and that she had the chance to sing it in America. Sienna's poetry gave me goosebumps. These girls are so powerful. Part of me is flabbergasted that anyone, let alone innocent children, should be treated this way. Part of me is buoyed up thinking about how they have been able to change their lives and also change the way the world thinks about girls. Obviously, there is still so much work to be done.
Part three has some really great ideas for being involved. They range from writing articles in your school newspaper to becoming an Ambassador. All of these seem doable and made my daughter excited.
In conclusion, read this book with your daughters. It will change your life (and maybe the world).
By: Tanya Lee Stone
I received an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
"When she learned her newborn was a girl, she cried."
I wanted to read this book as it is a companion piece to the movie, "Girl Rising". My daughter's class (7th grade) read "Malala" over the summer and
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then, during the fall semester, watched this movie. It was revolutionary for her. She was shocked to discover how different life is for girls across the world. It's hard to feel fussy about Pre-Algebra homework when your eyes are open to the idea that in some places girls are outlawed (or kept by circumstances) from learning. I checked online and you can screen the movie on Netflix. It looks like too that through March 10 of this year Amazon will waive the license fee ($350) if you apply to show a group.
After seeing this movie, Ms. Stone was more than moved, she was determined to continue the story. She contacted the movie producers and was given access to their footage and interviews. Apparently there was a lot of material to explore. Anyway, this book is a continuation of the movie. There are lots of pictures from girls all over the globe I think they must be very brave to share their experiences. They also must be very brave to grasp their future with so must enthusiasm after their horrific experiences. The pictures of the girls weren't sad though, they were beautiful and radiant. I loved getting to hear about the current life of the girls we met (part 3).
The beginning of the book is a record of how this book came into being along with lots of statistics about girls, their situations around the world, and how education can change their lives. The meat of the book though is the stories of each girl. I keep popping back and forth form story to story. I loved Suma's song and that she had the chance to sing it in America. Sienna's poetry gave me goosebumps. These girls are so powerful. Part of me is flabbergasted that anyone, let alone innocent children, should be treated this way. Part of me is buoyed up thinking about how they have been able to change their lives and also change the way the world thinks about girls. Obviously, there is still so much work to be done.
Part three has some really great ideas for being involved. They range from writing articles in your school newspaper to becoming an Ambassador. All of these seem doable and made my daughter excited.
In conclusion, read this book with your daughters. It will change your life (and maybe the world).
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LibraryThing member Calavari
This is an incredibly informative book on an important issue all over the world. It's a quick read for anyone interested in brushing up on the subject and getting involved.
Most of the information wasn't new for me as it was also mostly covered in Half the Sky, but it was sorted and presented
The other benefit that this book has over Half the Sky is that it is predominantly uplifting. Each of the girls mentioned and who the reader gets to know has found a way to school and is flourishing. The author mentions that they are the lucky ones, and that more needs to be done, but she doesn't leave the reader with the feeling that it's too big to hope for there ever being a resolution. That may seem a little less realistic to some or like there is false hope, but it depends on the reader.
The book is clearly targeted at a younger reader and as a started into the issue, so she's probably banking on the reader not having read anything like Half the Sky yet. As a starter into the issue and a book that focused on education alone (the other one has a whole host of women's issues that it discusses), it's fanstastic. It introduces the problem well, it gives the reader someone to relate to in order to inspire the reader to help with the problem and then it even gives possible ways for any reader to help with the problem. I wouldn't recommend it to someone already familiar with this issue only because it would be redundant. On the other hand, it'd be the first book I mentioned to someone asking about the importance of educating girls worldwide alonside their brothers, especially if that person has a tendency to want to help with things they are informed about.
The ways to help aren't perfect and are centered around the reader being a youth or student. They aren't necessarily fit for everyone, but they are options to get one thinking about what can be done. They are small steps to take in that direction.
Most of the information wasn't new for me as it was also mostly covered in Half the Sky, but it was sorted and presented
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differently. First of all, this is based on a documentary, so the author knew that much of the information had been presented before. She chose to focus on some of the finer details of the situation rather than the overarching themes of why girls aren't getting educated. She starts with the stories of the individual girls seen in the documentary and then widened the view to show that their situations are representative of the issue in their country or region.The other benefit that this book has over Half the Sky is that it is predominantly uplifting. Each of the girls mentioned and who the reader gets to know has found a way to school and is flourishing. The author mentions that they are the lucky ones, and that more needs to be done, but she doesn't leave the reader with the feeling that it's too big to hope for there ever being a resolution. That may seem a little less realistic to some or like there is false hope, but it depends on the reader.
The book is clearly targeted at a younger reader and as a started into the issue, so she's probably banking on the reader not having read anything like Half the Sky yet. As a starter into the issue and a book that focused on education alone (the other one has a whole host of women's issues that it discusses), it's fanstastic. It introduces the problem well, it gives the reader someone to relate to in order to inspire the reader to help with the problem and then it even gives possible ways for any reader to help with the problem. I wouldn't recommend it to someone already familiar with this issue only because it would be redundant. On the other hand, it'd be the first book I mentioned to someone asking about the importance of educating girls worldwide alonside their brothers, especially if that person has a tendency to want to help with things they are informed about.
The ways to help aren't perfect and are centered around the reader being a youth or student. They aren't necessarily fit for everyone, but they are options to get one thinking about what can be done. They are small steps to take in that direction.
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LibraryThing member bookbrig
Great photos and really amazing stories. I wish there had been a little bit of a mention that some of these issues affect girls in the developed world as well as nations dealing with war and famine, but overall it was full of fascinating snapshots of young women. Girls are so amazing, friends.
LibraryThing member rgruberexcel
RGG: Very accessible, but extremely important. The importance of the education of girls is clear and data-driven. The obstacles of slavery, sex work, and poverty are undeniably harsh realities.
Awards
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — 2019)
Vermont Book Award (Finalist — Children’s Literature — 2018)
Nerdy Book Award (2017)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2018)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
208 p.; 7.38 inches
ISBN
0553511467 / 9780553511468