A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind Marvel A National Book Award Finalist

A National Book Award Finalist with five starred reviews and multiple awards

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Eleven-year-old Ema has always been of two worlds—her father’s Japanese heritage and her mother’s life in America

”— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind Marvel A National Book Award FinalistA "powerful and indispensable" look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald Markowitz) and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities. Did you know Middle class African American households with incomes between $50,000 and $60,000 live in neighborhoods that are more polluted than those of very poor white households with incomes below $10,000. When swallowed, a lead paint chip no larger than a