The Other Talk

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Brendan Kiely starts a conversation with white kids about race in this well-executed and long overdue (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) introduction to white privilege and why allyship is so vital. Talking about racism can be hard, but... Most kids of color grow up doing it. They have The Talk with their familiesthe honest talk about survival in a racist world. But white kids dont. Theyre barely spoken to about race at alland that needs to change. Because not talking about racism doesnt make it go away. Not talking about white privilege doesnt mean it doesnt exist. The Other Talk begins this much-needed conversation for white kids. In an instantly relatable and deeply honest account of his own life, Brendan Kiely offers young readers a way to understand ones own white privilege and why allyship is so vital, so that we can all start doing our parttoday.