Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg had her first big break as Rue in the 2012 The Hunger Games movie. She is an actress, musician, writer, and activist. Learn more about how Amandla Stenberg is using her voice to make a difference!

About the author

Jenny Benjamin is the owner of her freelance writing and editing business JB Communications, LLC. She's written other works for children, including workbooks for English Language Learners, teacher guides for the novels Bjorn's Gift and Mari's Hope by Sandy Brehl, and a curriculum guide for the Epic of Gilgamesh (Go Teach It! 2011). Over thirty of her poems have appeared in journals, including DIAGRAM, South Carolina Review, Fulcrum, Baltimore Review, Chelsea, and the Crab Orchard Review. She is the author of the novel This Most Amazing (Armida Books 2013), the poetry chapbook More Than a Box of Crayons (Finishing Line Press 2018), and the poetry chapbook Midway (No Chair Press 2018), which won second place in the 2017 No Chair Press contest. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her three daughters and dog.

Product details

• Authors: Jenny Benjamin
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781543557893
• ISBN: 978-1-5435-5789-3
• No. of pages: 32
• Series: Influential People; Influential People
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Children's Books / All Ages, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Performing Arts