title: So Done author: Paula Chase date: Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins; 2018 main characters: Jamila Phillips and Tai Johnson Review based upon an advanced copy. Mila spent the summer with her aunt to avoid Tai’s father. While Tai couldn’t wait for Mila to return to the Cove, she could feel that something was different, something was shifting… Read More review: So Done
review: A Werewolf Named Oliver James author: Nicholas Jon Frith date: 2018; Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Children’s Books main character: Oliver James picture book Oliver’s mom has always told him to come straight home for dinner. Oliver is drawn as a black child with dark skin and curly hair. On an evening, with a… Read More review: A Werewolf Named Oliver James
Paula Chase’s latest book, So Done, was released yesterday. In the interview below,you can see it has been a while for her. I hope you enjoy getting to know her in this way. I’m certain as you get to know her, you’ll want to read So Done. The book, her middle grade debut, has starred reviews… Read More Interview: Paula Chase
The Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) announces new Equity Fellowship! Through the ALSC Equity Fellowship program, ALSC affirms its commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion by engaging new generations of racially and ethnically diverse library professionals. Five ALSC fellowships will be awarded to American Indian/Alaska Native/First Nations, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Middle Eastern, and/or… Read More ALSC’s New Equity Fellowship
Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley (North Dakota State University Press) DEBUT AUTHOR Bouncing in the middle of two cultures, Apple meets her Indian relatives, shatters Indian stereotypes, and learns what it means to find her place in a world divided by color. Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (Dial) DEBUT AUTHOR… Read More IPOC releases: August 2018
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