Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 40 pages
Published: January 14th, 2025
Source: Books Forward
Seven-year-old Anjali loves going to her local community center. It's where she goes to watch movies with her friends, where she has her tabla classes, and where her parents play cards, but now the center is at risk to close down. Anjali is determined to not let that happen, so she sets out to get the community involved in protesting the closure. She makes posters, writes letters, and even gets people to sign a petition, but when she gets to city hall she's disappointed to learn that she's too late they all ready had a hearing. What's Anjali to do?
This is the third book in the Always Anjali series written by actor, author and activist Sheetal Sheth. The story gives kids concrete examples of things they can do to become involved and make changes in their community. It shows the importance the standing up for what you believe in and that voicing your opinion matters. The illustrations by Lucia Soto of Anjali reflect her emotions of disappointment, determination, and happiness very well. Read this with a young child interested in activism or just to show them what one person can do.
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