This Teacher's Guide accompanies In the Shadow of Race: Growing Up as a Multiethnic, Multicultural, and "Multiracial" American by Teja Arboleda. It has a twofold purpose. First, it facilitates K-12 and university faculty in situating Arboleda's book within the fields of race relations, multicultural education, and related disciplines. Second, it is intended to critique and problematize the book's content so that it can be used to stimulate critical thought, debate, and action oriented toward increasing social justice among its readers both inside and outside of the classroom. To facilitate...

This book was literally written with blood, sweat and tears. We worked mostly nights, and honestly we thought we were brain dead. We let the idea get to our heads, and the going was slow, but we knew it was just a grey matter of time. We wanted to give children a great adventure that follows the traditional classics, but with a little bit more... reality. We hope that your child or inner child reads Goodnight Zombie every night, because you never know which night will be your last. Bon Appetit