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Girls on the Rise

Amanda Gorman

The New York Times Best Seller
2025 The New York Times Best Seller
An electrifying picture book by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman

Who are we? We are a billion voices, bright and brave; we are light, standing together in the fight.

Girls are strong and powerful alone, but even stronger when they work to uplift one another. In this galvanizing original poem by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, girls and girlhood are celebrated in their many forms, all beautiful, not for how they look but for how they look into the face of fear. Creating a rousing rallying cry with vivid illustrations by Loveis Wise, Gorman reminds us how girls have shaped our history while marching boldly into the future.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Jan 7th, 2025
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.28in - 8.31in - 0.49in - 0.71lb
  • EAN: 9780593624180
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: Girls & WomenSocial Themes - Activism & Social JusticeDiversity & Multicultural

About the Author

Amanda Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hill We Climb, Call Us What We Carry, and the children's picture books Change Sings and Something, Someday. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award and was honored with the Chairman's Award at the 55th NAACP Image Awards. In a groundbreaking collaboration with the Estée Lauder Companies as a Global Changemaker, she established the Writing Change initiative to support grassroots organizations dedicated to advancing literacy as a pathway to social change. She graduated cum laude from Harvard University and now lives in her hometown of Los Angeles.

Please visit her at TheAmandaGorman.com or on Instagram @AmandaSCGorman.

Loveis Wise is an artist, designer, creative director, and illustrator. Their work has been featured in publications like The New Yorker, TIME, and The New York Times. They've illustrated several picture books, including The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi, which won the Coretta Scott King Honor Award. They live in Los Angeles.

Please visit them at LoveisWise.com or on Instagram @LoveisWiseIllu.

Praise for this book

"Simple and accessible, the rhythmic visual storytelling presents an optimistic vision of young people working toward a better world." --Kirkus Reviews