What a great anthology of people we don’t hear about who’ve accomplished great things by banding together with others and standing up for their rights! As an active member of my teachers union, I really enjoyed learning about those brave and determined men and women who came before me in the battles for equality in all walks of life. Much needed for the time we’re living in.

I’m not generally a nonfiction reader, but I wanted to give this one a shot because it sounded like it’d be accessible and also American labor movements are an important part of history. Many figures were unfamiliar but the people I did recognize, I was excited to see them included. I like that the point of this book was to highlight BIPOC, queer, and/or disabled people who’d been part of labor movements, because too often they’re voices that get erased from history. This was a really good collection of people and I’m glad I took the opportunity to learn about union organizers and labor movements that helped shaped the USA of today, and that’s still being fought for our future.

My students are from all over the world and they have different abilities, they absolutely need to see people like them in the world and in movements that help to better us all. This book is an essential resource for that goal. I'm hoping the publisher comes out with some additional resources to accompany the book in the classroom because I'm already planning the posters of the amazing people in this book. Bottom line, I'm buying it as soon as I am able for my students. The people discussed in this book really do run the gambit, and the information is easy for middle grade kids to read and/or practice reading with.