Stacey's Extraordinary Words
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#1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner! The debut picture book from bestselling author Stacey Abrams is an inspiring tale of determination, based on her own childhood.
Stacey is a little girl who loves words more than anything. She loves reading them, sounding them out, and finding comfort in them when things are hard.
But when her teacher chooses her to compete in the local spelling bee, she isn't as excited as she thought she'd be. What if she messes up? Or worse, if she can't bring herself to speak up, like sometimes happens when facing bullies at school?
Stacey will learn that win or lose . . . her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all.
Plus don't miss the follow-up from the same team, Stacey's Remarkable Books!
This empowering story is a perfect tool for parents and teachers to explore:
- Social Emotional Learning: Helps children understand that it's okay to be afraid and that learning from mistakes is more important than winning.
- Finding Your Voice: Follows Stacey's journey as she learns the importance of speaking up for herself and for her friends.
- Overcoming Shyness: A relatable story for quiet children, showing how a love for words can help build confidence and self-esteem.
- Dealing with Bullies: Provides a gentle entry point to discuss how words can be used to hurt or to help, and why being courteous matters.
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Stacey Abrams is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of While Justice Sleeps, Our Time Is Now, Lead from the Outside, and the NAACP Image Award winners Stacey's Extraordinary Words and Stacey's Remarkable Books. She is also the CEO of Sage Works Productions, an entertainment production company. A tax attorney by training, she served eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as minority leader. She has launched multiple organizations devoted to voting rights and tackling social issues at the state, national, and international levels. Committed to the pursuit of equity, Stacey works to break barriers for young people, people of color, and the marginalized through her work in the public, nonprofit, and corporate sectors. She holds degrees from Spelman College, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, and Yale Law School.
