Raise Your Hand

by Alice Paul Tapper (Author) Marta Kissi (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Instant New York Times Bestseller! 11-year-old Alice Paul Tapper--daughter of CNN's Jake Tapper--is challenging girls everywhere to speak up! When Alice Tapper noticed that the girls in her class weren't participating as much as the boys, she knew she had to do something about it. With help from her Girl Scout troop and her parents, she came up with a patch that other girls could earn if they took a pledge to be more confident in school. Alice even wrote an op-ed about the experience for the New York Times! Inspired by that piece, this picture book illustrates her determination, bravery, and unwillingness to accept the status quo. With Marta Kissi's delightful illustrations depicting Alice's story, young readers everywhere will want to follow Alice's lead and raise their hand!
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PreS-Gr 2- The Raise Your Hand initiative through the Girl Scouts of America is gaining national attention and this book is written by the young person who led the charge. Alice Tapper is a young girl scout who felt nervous and scared to raise her hand in class at the fear of being wrong and feeling embarrassed. This book tells her story. After noticing that many of her fellow female peers felt shy and fearful of being wrong but that her male peers were more confident and didn't share their anxiety, Alice knew that something had to change. She started locally by getting her own scout troop on board to help encourage other girls in their classes to be bold and brave. Soon the information was picked up by the Girl Scout council and all of the troops wanted to earn badges for "raising hands." The message is spreading far and wide that one should never be afraid to speak up and try new things. The illustrations are bright and complement the upbeat nature of the message. VERDICT Recommended for general purchase as it is an inspiring story about girls raising up girls in a world where too many people try to tear one another down.-Kristen Todd-Wurm, Middle Country Public Library, NY

Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Alice Paul Tapper
Alice Paul Tapper, 11, is a Girl Scout and sixth grader in Washington, D.C., where she lives with her mom and dad, brother, and her two dogs Winston and Clementine. This is her first book.

Marti Kissi is an illustrator living and working in London. She studied illustration and animation at Kingston University and completed her MA at the Royal College of Art. She now works on various children's book projects as well as covers and editorial pieces for both children and adults.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781524791209
Lexile Measure
570
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
March 26, 2019
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
Library of Congress categories
Self-confidence in children
Self-confidence
Picture books
Courage
Courage in children
Self-acceptance
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Tapper, Alice Paul

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