1 Aug They Could Have Named Her Anything by Stephanie Jimenez. Little A. ages 12-18 Every morning, seventeen-year-old Maria Anís Rosario takes the subway an hour from her boisterous and close-knit family in Queens to her private high school on the Upper East Side, where she struggles to fit in as one of the only Latina students—until Rocky… Read More August Releases
title: A Grain of Rice author: Nhung N. Tran-Davies date: Tradewind Books; 2019 main character: Yen middle grade; historical fiction Nhung N. Tran-Davies and her family were refugees from the Vietnam War, fleeing to Malaysia when Nhung was 5 years olds. She fictionalizes her family’s experience into A Grain of Rice where she writes about… Read More review: A Grain of Rice
This summer, I’ve worked with teachers oblivious even to the ALA Youth Media Awards and I’ve worked with those on the cutting edge of #disruptingtexts. How shall the two ever meet? How will educators who feel the pressure of just getting through the day ever be able to benefit from leaders in their field when… Read More The Last Days of Summer
title: Seven Pablos Author: Jorge Luján Illustrator: Chiara Carrer Translator: Mara Faye Lethem Date: Enchanted Lion Books; 2018 picture book ‘Pablo’ is a name that can mostly be found in Portugal, Spain and the countries they colonized around the world. In Seven Pablos, Jorge Luján and Chiara Carrer provide a brief glimpse into the lives… Read More review: Seven Pablos
title: The Poet X author: Elizabeth Acevedo date: HarperTeen; 2018 main character: Xiomara Batista YA fiction in verse Like Elizabeth Acevedo, the author of The Poet X, Xiomara Batista is Dominican American. I don’t know what other similarities exist between the two. I do know that The Poet X was Acevedo’s debut novel that has… Read More review: The Poet X
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