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You can find her online at, on /tanyastone, and on Twitter at Thursday, March 9th at 6:30pmĪDMISSION: Tickets are $3 per person, and include a coupon for $5 off the featured book. Stone went to Oberlin College and now teaches writing at Champlain College. She is best known for her passion for telling little-known or unknown true stories of people who have been missing from our histories. Her articles and reviews have appeared in School Library Journal, the Horn Book Magazine, and the New York Times. Sibert Medal for Almost Astronauts, and a Golden Kite Award for The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie. “ Girl Rising stands as a testament to the power of information.” - The Los Angeles TimesĪBOUT THE AUTHOR: Tanya Lee Stone has received many awards and honors for her books, including an NAACP Image Award for Courage Has No Color, a Robert F. “Delivers…tangible hope that the world can be healed in a better future.” -Meryl Streep Plus, there are action items for people who are inspired to get involved.Needless to say, we love this book." - Glamour "The result is a powerful book with much of the same spirit that the movie had, plus facts and figures to further bolster the (already pretty convincing, to be honest) argument for educating girls. “A moving account of hardships and triumphs that is bound to inspire future activists, this is a devastating but crucial read.” - Kirkus Reviews, Starred She examines barriers to education in depth-early child marriage and childbearing, slavery, sexual trafficking, gender discrimination, and poverty-and shows how removing these barriers means not only a better life for girls, but safer, healthier, and more prosperous communities. Now, award-winning author Tanya Lee Stone deftly uses new research to illuminate the dramatic facts behind the film, focusing both on the girls captured on camera and many others. Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls’ education, created a film that chronicled the stories of nine girls in the developing world, allowing viewers the opportunity to witness how education can break the cycle of poverty. But one girl with courage is a revolution.
Tanya Lee Stone has been featured in Glamour! Check it out.ĪBOUT THE BOOK: Worldwide, over 62 million girls are not in school. Join Tanya Lee Stone for a talk on Girl Rising, a book that will inspire readers of all ages to join together in a growing movement to help change the world.
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