A review by katelynstella
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide by Tonya Bolden, Carol Anderson

4.0

Rating of 3.5 stars rounded up. I was so excited to read this book and share it in my middle school classroom library. The information included in the book is vitally important for young people to know. Unfortunately, I was disappointed by the execution of this book meant for young readers. The writing style is purely informative, not really engaging. There were many instances when vocab word choices would have prevented my tween students from understanding what they were reading. And the book often assumed a level of background knowledge that young readers don’t have yet (like not explaining what a W-2 is in Chapter 20). This edition would be great for high schoolers, but not middle schoolers.