book review: Warriors in the crossfire author: Nancy Bo Flood date: Front Street Press; 2010 main character: Joseph Joseph is a young man living on the island of Saipan during World War II. The names and religious practices tell us this Pacific Island has been visited by Christian missionaries ant it is now under Japanese… Read More book review: Warriors in the crossfire
REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking, announces the competition for the 2011 Mora Award. The Award is presented annually to the most exemplary program celebrating El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), also known as Día. Libraries and schools that plan… Read More Estela and Raul Mora Award
Tasting the sky: a Palestinian childhood by: Ibtisam Barakat Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2007 from the flap In this powerful, groundbreaking memoir, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candor and courage she stitches together memories: fleeing from her home and becoming separated from… Read More Marching Women’s History: While at war
The Feminist Texan has been celebrating women’s history month with really nice giveaways. Right now, it’s Anne Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi. Zetta Elliott expounds on her experience as a Black feminist in publishing on Women Doing Literary Things. KidLitCelebrates Women’s history is full of great book related posts for this month included Doret’s… Read More Making History
Almost A Woman by Esmeralda Santiago Viking Books, 1998 from the back of the book: In this memoir, the acclaimed author of When I Was Puerto Rican continues the riveting chronicle of her emergence from the barrios of Brooklyn to the theaters of Manhattan. Negi, as Santiago’s family affectionately calls her, leaves rural Macun in… Read More Marching Womens History: Almost
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