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Let's face it: Talking about race can be difficult. From the slippery subject, rife with as many perspectives as there are people on the globe. But laughter gets us talking. It gets the power to break down barriers and bring us closer collectively. In Start Mic, acclaimed author and speaker Mitali Perkins invites us to listen in as 10 creators for young adults - some familiar, some new - intensify to the mic and show their stories about what it's like growing up between ethnicities. In a mix of styles, the offerings in this anthology are as diverse as their creators: from the laugh-out-loud amusing, like David Yoo's storyline about a Korean-American young man pretending to fit every Asian stereotype to make friends; to the editorial, like Gene Luen Yang's comic that clarifies why he will not be enjoying the Previous Airbender movie; to the ironic, like the poem from G. Neri about confronting stereotypes abroad; to the reverent, like Naomi Shihab Nye's ode to her father's use of words. But no matter what, this volume will surely get us talking. Step up to the mic.
