In
this young adult adaptation of the Oprah Book Club selection and New
York Times bestselling nonfiction work, Pulitzer Prize–winning
author Isabel Wilkerson explores the unspoken hierarchies that divide
us across lines of race and class. Revealing and timely, this work
will speak to young people who are engaged more than ever with the
world around them, or to anyone who believes in a more just existence
for all.
Readers will be fascinated by
this young adult adaptation of the New York Times bestselling
nonfiction work as they follow masterful narratives about real people
that reveal an insidious phenomenon in the United States: a hidden
caste system. Caste is not only about race or class; it is about
power—which groups have it and which do not. Isabel Wilkerson
explores historical social hierarchies, including those in India and
Nazi Germany, and explains how perpetuating these rankings
dehumanizes vast sections of society. Once we learn the reasons
behind caste and see the often heartbreaking effects, Wilkerson says,
we can bridge the divides and make way for an inclusive future where
we are all equal.