book review: Black and White: The confrontation between Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene “Bull” Connor

title: White and Black: The confrontation between Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene “Bull” Connor author: Larry Dane Brimner date: Calkins Creek; December 2011 non-fiction White and Black takes us back to the 1950s and 60s when two strong leaders, Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene “Bull” Connor, confronted each other almost daily over the issue of… Read More book review: Black and White: The confrontation between Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene “Bull” Connor

Books for Teens

This from YALSA’s Books for Teens: Christmas has come and gone and Hannukah is on its last of eight nights.  But maybe you have it in you to give one more gift this year.  How about giving a teen in an under-resourced community the gift of reading by making a donation to YALSA’s Books for Teens?  Your year-end gift to… Read More Books for Teens

book reviews

Have you been missing my book reviews? I have been reading books, just not writing much! I have several book reviews today on four very different books. I’m now 5 posts away from 1000! We the Animals by Justin Torres date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011 We Are the Animals is the story of one family,… Read More book reviews