SHAWN ADLER
TEACHER, EDITOR, AVENGER
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Shawn Adler is a high school teacher of English and AP Psychology at Science Park High School in Newark, New Jersey. A firm believer in elevating the voices of vulnerable young people, Shawn has dedicated the last half decade of his life to cultivating and publishing student writing in narrative anthologies, his last book centering specifically on migrant and immigrant experiences. In 2023, Shawn was named a finalist for the Global Teacher Prize, a $1 million award of excellence called the "Nobel of Teaching." In 2024 he was named a Fulbright Scholar by the US Department of State.
HONORS
SHAWN S. ADLER
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6 BOOKS THAT
CHANGED
THE WORLD
Insights From the Inside
second wave
A collection of memoirs from students at the epicenter of the Corona pandemic, this book follows the young men and women of Cliffside Park High School at the beginning of plague. Personal, vulnerable, and heartbreaking, these stories of tragedy, anger, bitterness, fortitude and beauty are all about living during COVID-19. 100% of all profits will benefit the students, a community of scholars whose lives have been shattered during the pandemic.
A second collection of memoirs from students at the epicenter of the Corona pandemic, this book follows THE CLASS OF COVID-19: INSIGHTS FROM THE INSIDE, revisiting the young men and women of Cliffside Park High School after 9 months of plague. Personal, vulnerable, and heartbreaking, these stories of tragedy, anger, bitterness, fortitude and beauty are all about living during COVID-19. 100% of all profits will benefit the students, a community of scholars whose lives have been shattered during the pandemic.
deluxe edition
unmasked
The complete collection of memoirs from students at the epicenter of the Corona pandemic, this book combines THE CLASS OF COVID-19: INSIGHTS FROM THE INSIDE and THE CLASS OF COVID-19: SECOND WAVE, and follows the young men and women of Cliffside Park High School during nine months of plague. Personal, vulnerable, and heartbreaking, these stories of tragedy, anger, bitterness, fortitude and beauty are all about living during COVID-19. Special edition includes introduction from Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr.
This collection of stories from students across the entire state of New Jersey touches on all aspects of what it's like to be a teenager during a global plague by highlighting the pains, joys, losses and redemptive experiences of high schoolers during the Coronavirus pandemic. The first project of its kind in New Jersey history, this unique collaboration between The Class of COVID-19 and Ramapo College of New Jersey features the living history of the last two years from our most vulnerable voices.
THE HELPERS
The second collection of student memoirs published by Ramapo College of New Jersey, The Helpers is the collected stories of our most vulnerable young people, and the teachers, parents, friends, and strangers who came to their aid. Drawing from students across the entire state of New Jersey, these memoirs provide a window into moments of doubt and crisis, showcasing how teenagers have persevered and triumphed thanks to the help they receive from others. Simultaneously poignant and inspirational, these stories offer insight into the power of community, showing how just one person can make a positive difference in the lives of others.
we were strangers once, too
Drawing from students across the entire city of Newark, New Jersey, "We Were Strangers Once, Too" is a first of its kind collaborative project in American educational history, a collection of 58 student stories centered around themes of immigration and identity.
Each individual story showcases a first-person account of a journey to the United States from one of America's most vulnerable voices, representing 24 countries, 5 continents, and told in over a dozen unique languages. These narratives provide a window into all aspects of life as an immigrant child in America, including a breathtaking series of individual stories that combine to take readers the complete way from South America to the border, through jungles and over rivers and under cover of night as gang members and police make hot pursuit.
