Caste (Adapted for Young Adults) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593427941)

In this young adult adaptation of the Oprah Book Club selection and New York Times bestselling nonfiction work, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson explores the unspoken hierarchies that divide us across lines of race and class. Revealing and timely, this work will speak to young people who are engaged more than ever with the world around them, or to anyone who believes in a more just existence for all.

Readers will be fascinated by this young adult adaptation of the New York Times bestselling nonfiction work as they follow masterful narratives about real people that reveal an insidious phenomenon in the United States: a hidden caste system. Caste is not only about race or class; it is about power--which groups have it and which do not. Isabel Wilkerson explores historical social hierarchies, including those in India and Nazi Germany, and explains how perpetuating these rankings dehumanizes vast sections of society. Once we learn the reasons behind caste and see the often heartbreaking effects, Wilkerson says, we can bridge the divides and make way for an inclusive future where we are all equal.

Author: Isabel Wilkerson
ISBN-10: 0593427947
ISBN-13: 9780593427941
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Language: English
Published: 11/22/2022
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.70w x 2.00d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2022
Booklist 12/01/2022 pg. 117
Shelf Awareness 01/06/2023