Don't Wait

Praise

“The book is a well of inspiration . . . An essential purchase for California libraries and for budding activists looking for inspiration and guidance.”
—Booklist

“Kohli’s curiosity, compassion, and strong journalistic instincts combine to create a narrative voice that’s both engaging and insightful. Her writing not only honors her subjects’ strength but also demystifies the process of creating community change . . . Empowering portraits of a diverse set of young women who have changed their worlds.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Don’t Wait is a book that will speak to so many: aspiring activists, those already working in the movement, and young people who may not know they’re the future changemakers of the world. Sonali Kohli’s reporting is honest, hopeful, and inspiring—a refreshing reminder that you are never too young to use your voice.”
—Brandy Colbert, author of Black Birds in the Sky

“Propulsive, deftly rendered portraits of three extraordinary young activists. Kohli has created an eminently readable resource for those not only looking to be inspired but also seeking tangible pathways to reaching their own extraordinary.”
—Christina Hammonds Reed, author of The Black Kids

“What divides and unites us has always been imagined through story. Sonali Kohli offers us three real-life stories that speak to both division and unity and the tools to make the most of them.”
—Anton Treuer, author of Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask and Where Wolves Don’t Die

“Prepare to be inspired. Don’t Wait tells the story of three astonishing young women whose resilience, compassion, and determination transformed their communities, against all odds. Kohli’s beautiful book proves that Gen Z is not here to save us—they’re here to be our guiding examples.”
—Sara Saedi, author of Americanized: Rebel without a Green Card and I Miss You, I Hate This

“Sonali Kohli’s Don’t Wait: Three Girls Who Fought for Change and Won is a riveting account of teenagers Nalleli, Kahlila, and Sonia and their fearless battles to remake the world as it should be. Too often, we read about activists who are fully formed adults, but here we have the rare opportunity to witness them in the process: being adolescents, becoming freedom fighters, and embarking on journeys to self that teach us all new meanings of sacrifice, justice, and hope.”
—Salamishah Tillet, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer and cofounder of A Long Walk Home