{"product_id":"fight-to-win-heroes-of-american-labor-the-young-readers-edition-of-fight-like-hell-9781665937290","title":"Fight to Win!: Heroes of American Labor (the Young Readers Edition of Fight Like Hell)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe revelatory history of the American labor movement, from independent journalist and \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e labor columnist Kim Kelly, now adapted for young readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe history of American labor is full of incredible leaders, organizers, and workers, but not all of them have gotten the recognition they deserve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople like... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRosina Tucker, a Black woman who helped railroad workers organize the first Black-led labor union in America, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaria Moreno, an Indigenous and Mexican woman who fought for farmworkers in the fields of California, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAh Quon McElrath, a Chinese Hawaiian woman who united the laborers of the vast sugarcane plantations, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBen Fletcher, a Black dockworker who organized a strong, interracial union that ran the ports of Philadelphia, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudy Heumann, a disabled Jewish schoolteacher who became the mother of the Disability Rights Movement...and many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith blood, sweat, and tears, they\u003ci\u003e fought to win\u003c\/i\u003e the rights we hold so dear today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir voices reveal the true history of American labor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665937290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/2025 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKim Kelly is a labor reporter for \u003ci\u003eIn These Times \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and has been a regular labor columnist for \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue \u003c\/i\u003esince 2018. Her writing on labor, class, politics, disability, and culture has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. Kelly has also worked as a video correspondent for \u003ci\u003eMore Perfect Union\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Real News Network\u003c\/i\u003e, and Means TV\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Previously, she was the heavy metal editor at Noisey, \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e's music vertical, and helped organize the \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e union. A third-generation union member, she served three terms as an elected councilperson for the Writers Guild of America, East Council. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eFight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2022. She was born in the heart of the South Jersey Pine Barrens and currently lives in Philadelphia with a hard-workin' man, a couple of taxidermy bears, and way too many books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119542038573,"sku":"9781665937290","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_e22c0728-de40-4143-97ee-b53c347c6212.jpg?v=1756229504","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/fight-to-win-heroes-of-american-labor-the-young-readers-edition-of-fight-like-hell-9781665937290","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}