This stunning book is the story I've been waiting for my whole life; where girls rise up to claim their space with joy and power. I resolve to give a copy to every teenager I know!

Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of SPEAK and SHOUT

An extraordinary story of two indomitable spirits, the power of friendship, and what leadership looks like in the hands of young people today, Watch Us Rise is the novel we all need right now.

Brendan Kiely, New York Times bestselling co-author of ALL AMERICAN BOYS and TRADITION

Timely, thought-provoking, and powerful. Watch Us Rise is an immediate young adult classic.

Julie Murphy, New York Times bestselling author of DUMPLIN'

Watch Us Rise is a source of inspiration on every page and a remarkable story of the power of young people to make a difference. And it's a great read.

Caroline Kennedy, bestselling author and editor of SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY

In this hybrid almanac of poetry, narrative and novel, Watson and Haganpiece together the ultimate pictorial of friendship, life, elegy and New York City. Through the eyes of Chelsea and Jasmine we celebrate legacy and cultures, art and diaspora, feminism and home! Read this today. Give it to the young person in your life. It is an instruction manual to freedom and love and voice. It is a triumphant example of how literary arts and poetry intersect in our everyday lives and fortify the marrow of our survival.

Mahogany L. Browne, author of BLACK GIRL MAGIC and WOKE BABY

A highly needed work for the #MeToo movement. . . . Watson and Hagan do not disappoint in this powerful story of two girls who take a stand against injustice while learning how to navigate a world that seeks to silence them.

School Library Journal, starred review