Shift Happens

Sometimes we like to think we live in unprecedented times, but Shift Happens by J. Albert Mann reminds us that we have been here before. While sharing well-known history and highlighting forgotten stories, J. Albert Mann traces the history of workers and work from the earliest days of colonization of the Americas to the present. While there has always been exploitation in work, workers have always pushed back. With short chapters, witty humor, and engaging writing, you'll leave with a much better appreciation of the sacrifices of thousands to ensure a fair treatment for all.    

Content Warnings:  violence, racism

Author
https://jalbertmann.com

J. Albert Mann is a disability activist and an award-winning author for young people. She has an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in writing for children and young adults and is the partner liaison for the WNDB Internship Grant Committee. Her work has won the Massachusetts Book Award Honor, has received a Disability Visibility grant, was named both a Bank Street Best Book and a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, and was selected for IBBY’s Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. Born and raised in New Jersey, she now lives on a fishing boat in Boston Harbor.