Sylvia Rivera, Leaders Like Us, Guided Reading Level S

by Kaitlyn Duling, David Wilkerson (Illustrator)

Introduce your child to one of the most influential LGBTQ activists and advocates in history with the children’s book Sylvia Rivera, part of the Leaders Like Us series. Who was Sylvia Rivera? Children will love learning about one of the most influential leaders and advocates for LGBTQ rights in this engaging biography. Fun Storybook About Rourke Educational We proudly publish respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Hardcover

Published September 27, 2022

About the author

Kaitlyn Duling believes in the power of words to change hearts, minds, and ultimately—actions.

She is a graduate of the Program in Creative Writing at Knox College, where she studied poetry. An Illinoisan at heart, she currently resides in Boston, MA, where she has authored over one hundred books for children and teens. She loves to write, travel, and explore the city with her wife and friends.

She knows that knowledge of the past is the key to our future and wants to make sure that all children and families have access to high-quality information.

A Pushcart nominee, Best of the Net nominee, and winner of the Davenport Poetry Award, her poems have found homes in Denver Quarterly, Big Muddy, Ninth Letter, IDK Magazine, The Fourth River, and Wilde Magazine, among others.

Reviews

[Rebecca]

while the illustrations were mostly well done, for some reason this book refused to define the term "transgender", something I consider strange, considering it's a biography of a prominent trans activist. Also, no one fact checked the illustrations. The 7 and Q train do not stop at West 4, Washington Sq. That is the ACE/BDFV trains.... (now the M train).

[Gina]

Easy, child-friendly introduction to Rivera's work.

Since the story mentions STAR, it seems like that should be on the timeline, but maybe the process was too gradual. I had not realized how young Rivera was when she met Johnson.

Also, I feel like the Stonewall illustration is showing the wrong demographic.

[Shani]

Simplified but informational biography. A good introduction to an amazing women and actavist!