Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work is 7th and 8th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 5 |
SMOG Index | Grade 9 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 7 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
The estimated word count of This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work is 25,730 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 1 hrs 43 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 52 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 0 hrs 58 mins.
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work - 25,730 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 2 hrs 52 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 1 hrs 43 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 0 hrs 58 mins |
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRecommended by Oprah's Book Club, ESSENCE, We Need Diverse Books, ellentube, Brit + Co, PureWow, Teen Vogue, Time, New York, USA TODAY, and TODAY.comNow available: This Book Is Anti-Racist Journal, a guided journal with more than 50 activities to support your anti-racism journeyWho are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about social identities, the history of racism and resistance against it, and how you can use your anti-racist lens and voice to move the world toward equity and liberation."In a racist society, it's not enough to be non-racist--we must be ANTI-RACIST." --Angela DavisGain a deeper understanding of your anti-racist self as you progress through 20 chapters that spark introspection, reveal the origins of racism that we are still experiencing, and give you the courage and power to undo it. Each chapter builds on the previous one as you learn more about yourself and racial oppression. 20 activities get you thinking and help you grow with the knowledge. All you need is a pen and paper.Author Tiffany Jewell, an anti-bias, anti-racist educator and activist, builds solidarity beginning with the language she chooses--using gender neutral words to honor everyone who reads the book. Illustrator Aurélia Durand brings the stories and characters to life with kaleidoscopic vibrancy.After examining the concepts of social identity, race, ethnicity, and racism, learn about some of the ways people of different races have been oppressed, from indigenous Americans and Australians being sent to boarding school to be "civilized" to a generation of Caribbean immigrants once welcomed to the UK being threatened with deportation by strict immigration laws.Find hope in stories of strength, love, joy, and revolution that are part of our history, too, with such figures as the former slave Toussaint Louverture, who led a rebellion against white planters that eventually led to Haiti's independence, and Yuri Kochiyama, who, after spending time in an internment camp for Japanese Americans during WWII, dedicated her life to supporting political prisoners and advocating reparations for those wrongfully interned.Learn language and phrases to interrupt and disrupt racism. So, when you hear a microaggression or racial slur, you'll know how to act next time.This book is written for EVERYONE who lives in this racialized society--including the young person who doesn't know how to speak up to the racist adults in their life, the kid who has lost themself at times trying to fit into the dominant culture, the children who have been harmed (physically and emotionally) because no one stood up for them or they couldn't stand up for themselves, and also for their families, teachers, and administrators.With this book, be empowered to actively defy racism and xenophobia to create a community (large and small) that truly honors everyone.