Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads Ages 14 and up and Elizabeth Acevedo

and Elizabeth Acevedo

This is a realist

She doesn’t know what dance looks like for someone who uses a wheelchair

Written in her signature

and self-improvement

Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads Ages 14 and up and Elizabeth AcevedoA rousing call to action for todays turbulent political moment, drawing on lessons learned from Rev. Sharptons unique perspective and experience as a politician, television and radio host, and civil rights leader. Our nation today stands at a crossroads, a historical turning point that both tests our moral character and endangers all that we have fought to gain. If we are to preserve our sense of morality and build a clear and just path forward, we