We Go High: How 30 Women of Colour Achieved Greatness Against All Odds
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- Author：D.K. Publishing
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Reviews
Tee
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What a wonderful collection！We Go High features several different stories about brown and Black women， some of whom are well-known and others who are not。 As a Black woman myself， I truly enjoyed getting to learn more about various scientists， journalists， activists， business women， artists， and athletes。 It's so inspiring， and honestly make me proud。 I hope more people have the chance to read this book， people of all backgrounds， but especially other brown and black women and girls。 Seeing wome What a wonderful collection！We Go High features several different stories about brown and Black women， some of whom are well-known and others who are not。 As a Black woman myself， I truly enjoyed getting to learn more about various scientists， journalists， activists， business women， artists， and athletes。 It's so inspiring， and honestly make me proud。 I hope more people have the chance to read this book， people of all backgrounds， but especially other brown and black women and girls。 Seeing women who look like me overcome adversities， despite the bad reputation and stereotypes so many of us face， was truly special。 It's all about finding your voice， believing in yourself， and celebrating our strengths。 The illustrations in this book （by Natasha Cunningham） were also really gorgeous！ It really added color to this already amazing celebration of these fabulous women！I'm so grateful that I've had the chance to read this collection！ 。。。more
Dana
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This beautiful book introduces readers to 30 women of color who are noteworthy in a variety of occupational fields and positions of societal significance。 Several of the women are well known including Michelle Obama， Kamala Harris， Abby Phillips， Simone Biles and others while many of the featured women work “behind the scenes” yet have significant influence on a variety of issues。 Each “story” is brief but gives us pictures of bravery， trailblazing and often intense oppression and personal strug This beautiful book introduces readers to 30 women of color who are noteworthy in a variety of occupational fields and positions of societal significance。 Several of the women are well known including Michelle Obama， Kamala Harris， Abby Phillips， Simone Biles and others while many of the featured women work “behind the scenes” yet have significant influence on a variety of issues。 Each “story” is brief but gives us pictures of bravery， trailblazing and often intense oppression and personal struggles。I really enjoyed the layout of the book in sections addressing the areas of influence and features 3-4 women in each category。 The stories are brief yet complete enough to give the reader important facts about each woman’s societal influence while offering some personal insights that make each account more interesting。 And making the book even more appealing is the stunning artwork - each portrait surrounded by creative and beautiful floral designs！ The book would make a beautiful gift。Thanks to BookishFirst and Penguin Random House for the Advanced Reader Copy。 。。。more
Alexis
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"We Go High" is a wonderful reading experience and is a book that I learned so many amazing and important things through reading。 This book features many prominent and lesser known， but still just as important， black women who have made an impact on their communities and on the world。 I think that in the state of the world that we are currently in， it is important to learn about and understand these women's journeys and how they have impacted both black culture， the race wars， the social injust "We Go High" is a wonderful reading experience and is a book that I learned so many amazing and important things through reading。 This book features many prominent and lesser known， but still just as important， black women who have made an impact on their communities and on the world。 I think that in the state of the world that we are currently in， it is important to learn about and understand these women's journeys and how they have impacted both black culture， the race wars， the social injustices， as well as impacted the white or other privileged。 communities by educating them on what they could do better。 I think that it is always great to learn new things especially when they can assist me in better putting aside my prejudices and learning how to use my own white privilege to uplift the voices of those who many not always be able to be heard due to their lack of privilege。 。。。more
Anna
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What a gorgeous book and what a great addition to any library - at home， school， and everywhere else。 While every person can find a profile in this book which will inspire them， I think this book is especially valuable for young girls who will see themselves in these stories。Narrowing down a book like this to 30 impactful women of color is naturally going to be incomplete and far from comprehensive， but Nicole Ellis does a great job picking out some superstars from disparate fields from science What a gorgeous book and what a great addition to any library - at home， school， and everywhere else。 While every person can find a profile in this book which will inspire them， I think this book is especially valuable for young girls who will see themselves in these stories。Narrowing down a book like this to 30 impactful women of color is naturally going to be incomplete and far from comprehensive， but Nicole Ellis does a great job picking out some superstars from disparate fields from science to politics to sports to journalism to entertainment， etc。 Equally important is that this is a contemporary book that is very up-to-date; this isn't a static profile that you'll find in a history book; these are women who are continuing to break barriers today and blazing a path for others。Each profile is about 3-4 pages long and includes some background information while focusing on how each woman has made her mark in her field or in the industry despite many challenges （societal expectations， discrimination， racism， politics and policies， etc。）。 Each profile also includes each woman's voice in the form of inspirational quotes sometimes about how she achieved her goals or overcame obstacles， sometimes succinctly highlighting what she was up against。 The artwork throughout the book （just look at the cover！） is also stunning。 I found myself looking into several women after reading her profile just to find out more。 Even though there were several I didn't know before reading the book， their accomplishments and long-term impact are awe-inspiring。Many thanks to Penguin Random House and Bookish First for an early copy。 。。。more
Mamabookowl
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This book is fantastic！ It is a much needed book in our world。 I love learning about different races and cultures and this book hits the nail on the head。 This book shines a spotlight on Black women and their accomplishments， and it's exactly what our society needs。It is the year 2022， and racism is STILL a thing。 Blacks are still pushed under the thumbs of white people， and it's absolutely disgusting。 This book is encouragement not just to the Black community， but also to females。 To see Black This book is fantastic！ It is a much needed book in our world。 I love learning about different races and cultures and this book hits the nail on the head。 This book shines a spotlight on Black women and their accomplishments， and it's exactly what our society needs。It is the year 2022， and racism is STILL a thing。 Blacks are still pushed under the thumbs of white people， and it's absolutely disgusting。 This book is encouragement not just to the Black community， but also to females。 To see Black women rise above the struggles life throws at them to achieve their dreams is awe inspiring。 There are women named in this book that I have not heard of。 It's great to read and get to know them。I honestly cannot express enough how happy it makes me to see books such as this， celebrating the successes of women， Black women。 Achievements in every area possible。 All I gotta say is; you go girls！ 。。。more
Shuwanda Ivery
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This book exudes Black Girl Magic from the beginning to the end。From the synopsis: From activists to scientists， artists to sporting icons， each woman’s story is different—but all have in common a deep-seated resilience to fight against the prejudices and barriers to success that women of color face on a daily basis。 Featuring political powerhouses such as Kamala Harris and Stacey Abrams， businesswomen like Arundhati Bhattacharya and Angelica Ross， and writers like Michaela Coel and Amanda Gorma This book exudes Black Girl Magic from the beginning to the end。From the synopsis: From activists to scientists， artists to sporting icons， each woman’s story is different—but all have in common a deep-seated resilience to fight against the prejudices and barriers to success that women of color face on a daily basis。 Featuring political powerhouses such as Kamala Harris and Stacey Abrams， businesswomen like Arundhati Bhattacharya and Angelica Ross， and writers like Michaela Coel and Amanda Gorman， We Go High not only celebrates these remarkable women’s achievements， but uncovers the personal beliefs， attitudes， and determination that drive them。I loved seeing all the powerful women of color sharing their stories。 These women have accomplished remarkable achievements while dealing with prejudices against them and challenges and barriers they have faced。 It is so incredible to see how many women of color， especially Black women have achieved so much success and greatness， despite the odds against them。 It's amazing to see how inspiring these women are to young girls。 。。。more
Anisha
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I was so excited to see that I had won this book and have the opportunity to review it。 I immediately was excited because I love any book that is used to empower young girls and inspire them with stories of other incredible and successful women who look like them。 I really liked how the book included well known women of color but also women that most people probably had not heard of。 I thought this was a good way of introducing young girls to the prospect of them being able to reach the same lev I was so excited to see that I had won this book and have the opportunity to review it。 I immediately was excited because I love any book that is used to empower young girls and inspire them with stories of other incredible and successful women who look like them。 I really liked how the book included well known women of color but also women that most people probably had not heard of。 I thought this was a good way of introducing young girls to the prospect of them being able to reach the same level of success。 I also liked that there was history in it and I learned things that I didn't know before。 The other thing I liked was the simple publication of the book and how beautiful and captivating the pages and cover are。 The cover also does a great job of exuding the strength and power that these women have。 I also love any book that puts the focus on women of color and this book does just that。 。。。more
Artemisa Perucho-Green
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*Thank you， BookishFirst and DK for this ARC of We Go High in exchange for an honest review！*We Go High， by Nicole Ellis， gives a brief overview of 30 women of color who have achieved greatness despite the odds being stacked against them。 I loved the illustrations and clear writing that delivered the important details of each of these brave and fascinating women without any fluff。 I went into this book with the desire to learn about women of color who are changing the world today， and that's ex *Thank you， BookishFirst and DK for this ARC of We Go High in exchange for an honest review！*We Go High， by Nicole Ellis， gives a brief overview of 30 women of color who have achieved greatness despite the odds being stacked against them。 I loved the illustrations and clear writing that delivered the important details of each of these brave and fascinating women without any fluff。 I went into this book with the desire to learn about women of color who are changing the world today， and that's exactly what I got。 I only knew about 1/3 of the women in the book， and had read news stories about a couple more but had forgotten their names。 Once I sat down to read this book， I was swept away and couldn't put it down。 I kept telling myself， "one more story"， and then couldn't stop myself from reading the next one。 I thought I knew quite a bit about some of the ladies detailed in this book， but was pleasantly surprised by some facts that I had backwards。 For instance， it was NOT Cesar Chavez， but Dolores Huerta who coined the phrase "sí se puede"。 MIND BLOWN at how time and time again history gives credit to men for something that's been ideated by a woman。 I appreciate that the author， Nicole Ellis， shares about herself in the introduction and could easily have been one of the women that star in the pages of her own book。 My only criticism of the book is a misspelling of Maya Angelou （as Maya Angelo） in Amanda Gorman's section。 Because of the type of book this is， there should've been more careful attention to detail in correctly spelling the names of the women that come up throughout the text。 。。。more
Penny lurkykitty
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We Go High is a phenomenal and necessary book。 It describes the lives of 30 women who are leaders in the fields of culture， politics， STEM and business， activism and social justice， film and television， sports， journalism， food and drink。 Some of the women I already knew about， for example Michelle Obama and Malala Yousafzai。 Others were new to me， for example Arundhati Bhattacharya and Angelica Ross。 I learned something about even the women I was already aware of。 The accomplishments and challe We Go High is a phenomenal and necessary book。 It describes the lives of 30 women who are leaders in the fields of culture， politics， STEM and business， activism and social justice， film and television， sports， journalism， food and drink。 Some of the women I already knew about， for example Michelle Obama and Malala Yousafzai。 Others were new to me， for example Arundhati Bhattacharya and Angelica Ross。 I learned something about even the women I was already aware of。 The accomplishments and challenges of each woman are discussed。 Each has paved the way for others to follow。This book is beautifully presented using a combination of text， photography and colorful artwork。 It comes at a time when women， especially women of color， are under attack。 We Go High is a book that educates both young people and adults and should be in every school and public library。 It is also a pleasure to read。 Thank you to BookishFirst and DK Publishing for a complimentary copy。 。。。more
Connie
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This book contains short biographies about 30 women of color--many of them who refused to give up even when the odds were stacked against them。 There are 181 pages of actual information in the entire book， along with a full-page color photo， so you can easily see that if you are looking for something more in-depth--this won't give you that; however， the author did a great job of choosing what basic information to include。This would be a great book for middle and high school libraries as it provi This book contains short biographies about 30 women of color--many of them who refused to give up even when the odds were stacked against them。 There are 181 pages of actual information in the entire book， along with a full-page color photo， so you can easily see that if you are looking for something more in-depth--this won't give you that; however， the author did a great job of choosing what basic information to include。This would be a great book for middle and high school libraries as it provides enough of a background that it would benefit those looking for inspiration as well as students who need to choose someone to write a report about。 Also keep in mind those National History Day competitions; this is a great starting point for assignments like that。 。。。more
Mj
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This book had a short summary of the achievements of 30 women of color。 Sadly enough I was only familiar with eight of these amazing women。 I would imagine most other Caucasian women would have a similar experience。 Unless the woman is someone like Michele Obama， Simone Biles， or recent rising poet Amanda Gorman these women have been overshadowed by men or those who are not of color。 Nicole Ellis’s book was attractive with illustrations of flowers throughout。 There were categories such as Polit This book had a short summary of the achievements of 30 women of color。 Sadly enough I was only familiar with eight of these amazing women。 I would imagine most other Caucasian women would have a similar experience。 Unless the woman is someone like Michele Obama， Simone Biles， or recent rising poet Amanda Gorman these women have been overshadowed by men or those who are not of color。 Nicole Ellis’s book was attractive with illustrations of flowers throughout。 There were categories such as Politics， Culture， Sports， Journalism， etc。 to indicate what these women were known for。 Many had to overcome adversity to achieve success and had advice for other young women of color。 Enough information was given to whet the interest of a reader to do more research on certain individuals if desired。 For me， I think this book was valuable not only in being introduced to some high achieving women I was not familiar with， but also developing a greater understanding of what it takes for a woman of color to succeed and what her true feelings are as she interacts with people around her in this world where she is in a minority。 。。。more
Leighton
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Thank you to BookishFirst for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！We Go High by Nicole Ellis is an amazing compendium of the stories of women of color。 The book includes the stories of everyone from the Vice President Kamala Harris to writers like Amanda Gorman， who did the amazing inaugural poem at President Joe Biden's election。 According to the description， this book "not only celebrates these remarkable women’s achievements， but uncovers the personal beliefs， attitudes， and determinati Thank you to BookishFirst for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！We Go High by Nicole Ellis is an amazing compendium of the stories of women of color。 The book includes the stories of everyone from the Vice President Kamala Harris to writers like Amanda Gorman， who did the amazing inaugural poem at President Joe Biden's election。 According to the description， this book "not only celebrates these remarkable women’s achievements， but uncovers the personal beliefs， attitudes， and determination that drive them。"Here is an excerpt from Amanda Gorman's pages:"Amanda Gorman made history on January 20th， 2021， whenshe became the youngest inaugural poet ever in the United States。At just 22， she joined the ranks of the linguistic greats， includingMaya Angelo， Robert Frost， and Miller Williams。On that historic day， she stood in front of the Capitol and the nationand spoke with an animated voice， filled with emotion。 She describedherself as a “skinny Black girl， descended from slaves and raised bya single mother，” who can dream of being president one day，“only to find herself reciting for one。” Her poem “The Hill We Climb，”spoke deeply of loss and the fragile state of the nation。 She also spokeof the possibility of a new day through unity， reconciliation， andbearing the weight of the full truth。"Overall， We Go High is a wonderful tribute to women of color everywhere。 One highlight of this book is how it highlights people who are not often included。 I think that featuring marginalized people is so important。 Another highlight of this book is the amazing full-color art that decorates each woman's pages。 It's a blend of photography and digital artwork and fully celebrates each woman。 If you're intrigued by the excerpt above， I highly recommend that you check out this book when it comes out in June！ 。。。more
Cathy
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We Go High by Nicole Ellis is a beautifully compilation of stories about many well known black and brown women and some that are not。 The book is full of activists， athelets， scientists， business women， journalist and artists。 The illustrations by Natasha Cunningham phenomenal。 The book is full of beautiful women， vivid colors and flowers。 This would make a wonderful gift and outstanding coffee table book。 Not only does Ellis give us a history lesson on many well-known women， she introduces us t We Go High by Nicole Ellis is a beautifully compilation of stories about many well known black and brown women and some that are not。 The book is full of activists， athelets， scientists， business women， journalist and artists。 The illustrations by Natasha Cunningham phenomenal。 The book is full of beautiful women， vivid colors and flowers。 This would make a wonderful gift and outstanding coffee table book。 Not only does Ellis give us a history lesson on many well-known women， she introduces us to women that we may not know or have heard of。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I cannot wait to share it with my daughter。 She will have the opportunity to see people that look like her。 We Go High showcases incredible women and their achievements。 Women overcoming adversity not because of， but despite the bad reputation we have been given for so long。 It is wonderful to see a work of art that celebrates women who have changed society’s thoughts and attitudes。 It is about finding your voice， overcoming and believing in yourself。 Just because someone tells you no， it does not mean that is the end of your story。 I recommend this book to everyone wanting to learn about strong women especially to young girls and boys。 It demonstrates diversity， self-worth and perseverance。 Thank you NetGalley and D。K。 Publishing for gifting me an eARC and the opportunity to read this incredible work of art。 The opinions expressed in this review are mine。 。。。more
Lovebooks1995
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 From activists to scientists， artists to sporting icons， each woman’s story is different—but all have in common a deep-seated resilience to fight against the prejudices and barriers to success that women of color face on a daily basis。 Featuring political powerhouses such as Kamala Harris and Stacey Abrams， businesswomen like Arundhati Bhattacharya and Angelica Ross， and writers like Michaela Coel and Amanda Gorman， We Go High not only celebrates these remarkable women’s achievements， but uncove From activists to scientists， artists to sporting icons， each woman’s story is different—but all have in common a deep-seated resilience to fight against the prejudices and barriers to success that women of color face on a daily basis。 Featuring political powerhouses such as Kamala Harris and Stacey Abrams， businesswomen like Arundhati Bhattacharya and Angelica Ross， and writers like Michaela Coel and Amanda Gorman， We Go High not only celebrates these remarkable women’s achievements， but uncovers the personal beliefs， attitudes， and determination that drive them。 A stunning g book of resilience and how they become the most amazing woman out there！ This book is an inspiration to many little kids out there and how they are as awesome and amazing as the people in this book！ The cover is awesome too I loved it！ I love this book！ 。。。more
Crystal
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This book is a beautiful window into the accomplishments and inspirational presence of many Women of Color。 I loved learning more about women I was already familiar with， such as Stacey Abrams， Michelle Obama， and Amanda Gorman。 My daughter was fascinated to learn about women we had not heard of before。 I think it is vitally important that we expose our children to not only true accounts of our history， but also to the moments of joy and accomplishment in that history as well。
Sarah
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This book is a really interesting compilation of stories。 There are figures highlighted who were very well known to me and other figures that I'd never heard of。 With both， there was still something new that I learned about them and their journey。 I also really enjoyed the artwork - the pictures are gorgeous renditions of the individuals - with the vibrant colors and flowers， it really pulls the book together in a way that using individual headshots/pictures would not have done。 Overall， I think This book is a really interesting compilation of stories。 There are figures highlighted who were very well known to me and other figures that I'd never heard of。 With both， there was still something new that I learned about them and their journey。 I also really enjoyed the artwork - the pictures are gorgeous renditions of the individuals - with the vibrant colors and flowers， it really pulls the book together in a way that using individual headshots/pictures would not have done。 Overall， I think this is an important book to have in anyone's collection。 It demonstrates the importance of diversity and spotlights some of the incredible women of color who have risen to high levels within their respective areas of expertise。Thank you to NetGalley， the publisher & author for an advance copy of the book to read and review。 。。。more
Marvelous Geek
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