Gallup Guides for Youth Facing Persistent Prejudice

November 1, 2012

Gr 5-8-Each volume opens with a chapter that defines prejudice, stereotypes, and racism with examples. The second chapters discuss the history of prejudice against the groups of people, followed by chapters containing first-person accounts from victims. The concluding sections tell readers how to combat prejudice in themselves and others. Captioned photos and sidebars supplement the texts. The titles have a cookie-cutter feel, with all four sharing almost identical first and last chapters. There are also some content weaknesses: Jews doesn't even wade into the complicated historical and contemporary relationship between Islam and Judaism, and LGBT presents a highly controversial claim of the early Christian church officially blessing gay marriage as an established fact. These factors limit effectiveness, and the books do not stand out in a crowded field.

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