{"product_id":"what-you-dont-know-a-story-of-liberated-childhood-paperback","title":"What You Don't Know: A Story of Liberated Childhood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnastasia Higginbotham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnastasia Higginbotham\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURED IN \u003cem\u003eMS.\u003c\/em\u003e MAGAZINE'S 15 BOOKS FOR KIDS THAT PROVE YOU CAN BE A FEMINIST AT ANY AGE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnastasia Higginbotham's \u003cem\u003eWhat You Don't Know: A Story of Liberated Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e delves into queerness, Blackness, and the love that dismantles whiteness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's a book about knowing deeply that you matter--always did, always will. It's a book about what schools get wrong and churches don't say; but institutions are made by people and the people are evolving. It's a book about being known and cherished by family, and living in communion with your own personal Jesus, Buddha, Spirit, Source, Father, Mother, God, breath, inner space, outer space, nothingness, and however else we name and relate to our divinity and humility in the presence of all we don't know.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost children, gay or not, in or out, are sure to find themselves within these pages. The message that \"all you need is to be you\" will stay with readers long after the last page, in a book for LGBTQIA+ collections and beyond. --\u003cem\u003eSCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHigginbotham manages to acknowledge the bias that Demetrius faces, put the emphasis on the love he receives, \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e make him an empowered and confident protagonist who is grateful for help but not a passive victim. --\u003cem\u003eMOMBIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI think the days of \u003cem\u003eHeather Has Two Mommies\u003c\/em\u003e are long past. We're ready for GLBTQIA+ stories for kids that are a little bit complicated and a little bit interesting and a whole lotta fantastic. For all this, the person you turn to is Anastasia Higginbotham. --BETSY BIRD, Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANASTASIA HIGGINBOTHAM\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author and illustrator of \u003cem\u003eDivorce Is the Worst\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNot My Idea: A Book About Whiteness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDeath Is Stupid\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTell Me About Sex, Grandma\u003c\/em\u003e--all part of the Ordinary Terrible Things series. She lives in Brooklyn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibrarians love her, but not as much as she loves them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769176850720,"sku":"9781948340298","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f6ea08f8978d7f14a17ad5702c741c35.webp?v=1780343292","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-you-dont-know-a-story-of-liberated-childhood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}