More Than Spots and Stripes

More Than Spots and Stripes by The Hodgetwins is a children’s book published by Brave Books in November 2021. This 48-page edition is presented in English and follows the story of Rebel, a talented racer who faces challenges posed by misleading ideas about identity and fairness. As Rebel navigates these concepts, readers are invited to engage with her journey and the lessons it imparts.
In this narrative, Rebel confronts an aging racer’s attempts to distract her and her classmates with a new ideology that unfairly categorizes cheetahs with stripes. The book encourages young readers to explore themes of family and identity while providing activities at the end that facilitate discussions about Critical Race Theory. This engaging story aims to foster understanding and critical thinking among children as they learn to see beyond superficial labels.
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“Rebel is lightning on the racetrack, but can she beat a set of deceptive ideas? An aging racer has made it her mission to distract Rebel and her classmates with a new ideology claiming all cheetahs with stripes are cheaters by nature. Join Rebel as she explores how to see spots and stripes; then lead your family through a lesson about Critical Race Theory through the activities included in the BRAVE challenge at the end of the book.”–
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