title: Surviving Santiago author: Lyn Miller-Lachmann Date:Running Press Kids; 2015 main character: Christina “Tina” Aguilar We first me Tina Aguilar in Lyn’s previous book, Gringolandia. There, she was a minor character in her brother’s story but here, she takes center stage when she returns to Chile to spend time with her papá. The deal her… Read More Book Review: Surviving Santiago

What better day for a book trailer than a Saturday? Coretta Scott King Award winner Sharon Draper used her own family history to write Stella by Starlight (Atheneum, January 2015). While the book is set in the early 20th century, many of the societal issues still exist. Draper’s writing of the past provides young people today an… Read More Saturday Trailer: Stella By Starlight

Her problem is not that she identified with Black culture, that she lied about who and what she was. Was it a personal connection with Black and Native culture that led to the misrepresentation, or a disconnect with her own? Honestly, those two sentences are the most thought I’ve given Rachel Dolezal since the story… Read More Indentification

Is kidlit really becoming more diverse, or is diversity being treating like a trend? We’d really have to look at what’s published 2-3 years from now to know the difference that we’re making today. And, we can do that! I hope continue this as a regular feature that announces books 2-3 years out. I’ll come… Read More Futures Report-JUNE

Just as I was planning posts to highlight the American Library Association’s Ethnic Caucuses, I received the following via email. The five ethnic affiliates of the American Library Association have collaborated to officially form the Joint Council of Librarians of Color, Inc.(JCLC Inc.), a nonprofit organization that advocates for and addresses the common needs of… Read More JCLC