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Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi asked Jason Reynolds to create a remix version of his Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.  In this work, Reynolds was given the task to simplify a scholarly book to create an edition that youth can easily read and understand. This is where Stamped was published. Stamped is an accessible book created for youth to understand U.S. history and the different layers of racism that have happened since the beginning of this nation to modern day events.  

For those who enjoy informational books - you can now look forward to books like Stamped becoming part of MCTBA lists. This year is the first year the committee decided to add non-fiction to the list of titles.  Stamped is a MCTBA worthy nonfiction because it puts a different lens on U.S. history. Events that have been traditionally taught through a white man’s point-of- view can now be seen from the eyes of black and brown people.  It also shows how U.S. history has always had racism intertwined into it and how everyone has not been treated equally. Reynolds’s point-of-view should help youth think about how change must continue. Hopefully this book will help future generations create change; help create anti-racist thinkers that will help this nation evolve into a nation where people are someday truly treated equally.