Tamera Bryant writes stories, poems, songs and creative nonfiction—mostly for kids and their teachers. When she is not writing, she is usually taking photographs, playing and learning with kids, or hugging trees. Sometimes she does all at the same time. She is co-author of The Values Book (Gryphon House).
Alan McEvoy is a professor of sociology at Northern Michigan University. He has published books and articles on rape, child abuse, youth suicide, domestic violence, bullying, gambling and violence in schools. McEvoy is especially concerned with helping victims of violence heal, and supporting schools and community organizations in preventing violence.
Matt is a freelance writer and editor in Healdsburg, California. He has penned pieces for numerous publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, AFAR, Travel + Leisure and Sunset. He is also involved with anti-hate journalism project 500 Pens. Learn more about him at whalehead.com.
Ric has 20 years experience in teaching history and social studies courses at high schools and colleges in northeast Ohio. He is especially interested in incorporating human rights into his teaching and has developed and taught a course entitled International Human Rights for many years. Follow his ideas here.
In this excerpt, the reader meets two characters from The Misfits: Addie, a girl who is exceptionally tall and smart for a middle schooler and Joe, who is creative and feminine in a way that makes his peers nervous.
For younger students, understanding that identity-based microaggressions pose a heavier burden than other painful moments is critical to developing anti-racist, empathetic behaviors.