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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
ISBN-100593427947
ISBN-139780593427941
eBay Product ID (ePID)15057249180
Product Key Features
Book TitleCaste (Adapted for Young Adults)
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicSocial Science / General, Social Topics / Class Differences, Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, History / General
GenreYoung Adult Nonfiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorIsabel Wilkerson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight15.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
LCCN2022-012485
Reviews"A thoughtful and thought-provoking analysis for readers ready to change the world." -- Booklist , starred review "With easy-to-digest storytelling and elaborate metaphors embedded in extensive research, Wilkerson challenges readers to resist validating any semblance of hierarchy and to refer to history as a pathway for eradicating its stronghold. Compelling and accessible for a younger generation energized to build a better world." -- Kirkus Reviews "This in-depth exploration pulls ugly secrets out of the shadows and gives name and shape to the 'caste pyramid.' Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson's groundbreaking work is enlighteningly and accessibly adapted for young adult readers ." -- Shelf Awareness, "Compelling and accessible for a younger generation energized to build a better world." -- Kirkus Reviews
Grade FromSeventh Grade
SynopsisWe in the developed world are like homeowners who inherited a house on a piece of land that is beautiful on the outside, but whose soil is unstable loam and rock, heaving and contracting over generations, cracks patched but the deeper ruptures waved away for decades, centuries even. Many people may rightly say, "I had nothing to do with how this all started. I have nothing to do with the sins of the past. My ancestors never attacked indigenous people, never owned slaves." And, yes. Not one of us was here when this house was built. Our immediate ancestors may have had nothing to do with it, but here we are, the current occupants of a property with stress cracks and bowed walls and fissures built into the foundation. We are the heirs to whatever is right or wrong with it. We did not erect the uneven pillars or joists, but they are ours to deal with now. And any further deterioration is, in fact, on our hands. Book jacket., 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.
LC Classification NumberHT725.U6W56 2022
