The 2009 awards were presented during BookExpo America on May 28, at the Javits Center in New York City. These awards honor literary excellence in a variety of categories. Latino Literacy Now is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes literacy and literary excellence within the Latino community. Best Young Adult Fiction – English Dark… Read More 11th Annual International Latino Book Awards
Few people I have met online work harder to support literacy than my friend Susan. One look at her website, ColorOnline, will begin to show you the effort she puts forth. She connects with people all over the web to network, learn about new books and locate resources for girls in her community library. Susan… Read More Rise-N-Shine
I had to stop at a bookseller’s today to pick up a gift for a friend. She’s expecting her second child and to me, the best gift is a book for the newborn as well as one for big sis! I was so excited to go looking for picture books, something I rarely enjoy anymore.… Read More Children’s Books
A few days ago when posting Twitter Finds, I linked to an article about the Puerto Rican woman who could be the next Supreme Court nominee. Well, that she is! Today, Pres. Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to become a Supreme Court justice. The article is still available for free, but it will be necessary to… Read More Teaching the Times
Not just any Monday, but the fourth Monday in May. Memorial Day. Afrobella has a great tribute to African Americans who served in the war. It can be so easy to forget the fights within the fight that people of color faced during every war beginning with the French and Indian. People of color were… Read More UnderCoverMonday
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