I wanted to make a book list for Earth Day. I went to a predominantly white elementary school in Toledo. I remember observing Earth Day as an 8th grader when we focused on ecology. I think we considered the beauty of nature and how it was affected by pollution. I don’t have a memory of… Read More Earth Day is Coming for Us All
2The Beginners Guide to Manga and Anime by Shuichiro Takeda. ScholasticThe Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror Stories ed. by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell. Flatiron BooksThe Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram. Dial BooksCruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo. Carolrhoda BooksDarker By Four by June Tan. Harper TeenThe Ghost Forest (Secrets… Read More April Releases
Happy Monday! I hate that I didn’t get to finish the Black and Banned series. I went out of town for an event that was really overwhelming and never got back to the blog. I am still following the these activities in our libraries, and how our basic freedoms are being eroded. There are activities… Read More Monday!
For some time, I’ve noticed a continued lack of Black/African American reviewers for middle grade and young adult literature. There are a few of us working with some of the traditional review sources, and there are a few blogs that come and go, but I don’t see a lot of continuity. Having Black/African American reviewers… Read More Looking for Reviewers
March549 Days by Agnes Lee. Levine QueridoBlue Stars: Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith, illus. by Molly Murakami. CandlewickCharlie Hernández & the Phantom of Time by Ryan Calejo. AladdinDefy the Storm (Star Wars: The High Republic) by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland. Disney LucasfilmThe Encanto’s Daughter by Melissa de la Cruz. The First State of Being by Erin… Read More March Releases
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