The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson

In the powerful follow-up to the AALBC Bestseller, We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices, thirty diverse and award-winning authors and illustrators capture frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem. Here is an invitation to all families to be advocates and allies for change.

Featured Contributors, Many of Whom are Profiled on AALBC, Include:

• Selina Alko,
• Tracey Baptiste,
• Derrick Barnes,
• Natacha Bustos,
• Cozbi A. Cabrera,
• Raúl Colón,
• Adam Gidwitz,
• Nikki Grimes,
• Rudy Gutierrez,
• April Harrison,
• Wade Hudson,
• Gordon C. James,
• Minh Lê,
• E. B. Lewis,
• Grace Lin,
• Torrey Maldonado,
• Meg Medina,
• Christopher Myers,
• Daniel Nayeri,
• Zeke Peña,
• Peter H. Reynolds,
• Erin K. Robinson,
• Traci Sorell,
• Shadra Strickland,
• Don Tate,
• MaryBeth Timothy,
• Duncan Tonatiuh,
• Renée Watson,
• Valerie Wilson Wesley,
• Sharon Dennis Wyeth