Title: Black Sheep Author: Na’ima Bint Robert Date: Francis Lincoln Ltd.; 2013 Main Character: Dwayne Kingston In trying to classify Black Sheep, I think I’d have to label it both ‘urban fiction’ and ‘religious fiction’. Dwayne Kingston is having trouble at school because it just isn’t relevant to him. He has more fun, gains more… Read More book review: Black Sheep by Na’ima Robert

I received the following announcement via email from the South Asia Book Award Committee. Congratulations to all the winners! 2015 Award Winners Twenty-Two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank by Paula Yoo, illustrated by Jamel Akib (Lee &Low Books Inc., 2014) Twenty-Two Cents smartly chronicles the life and inspiration behind Nobel Peace Prize winner,… Read More South Asia Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature