title: From a Whisper to a Rallying Cryauthor: Paula Yoodate: Norton Books for Young Readers; 2021young adult non-fiction; Asian American From a Whisper to A Rallying Cry by Paula Yoo documents the legacy of Vincent Chin, an ordinary guy, an adopted Chinese American son out celebrating in a night club a couple of days before… Read More book review: From A Whisper to A Rallying Cry

title: Lupe Wong Won’t Danceauthor: Donna Barba Higueradate: Levine Querido; 2020main character: Lupe WongMG fiction To motivate Lupe to get better grades in school, her uncle has promised her that if she gets ‘A’s in all her classes, he’ll take her to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez when he comes to town. Nothing… Read More review: Lupe Wong Won’t Dance

June. Pride Month Black Music Month Oceans Month I’m back in my office on campus and spending even less time online these days so, I’ve not been celebrating the splendor of LGBTQIA+ Month, the sweetness of Black Music Month or the depth of Oceans Month. I am working on a list of 2020/21 BIPOC author… Read More June Voices

This June delivers a wide selection of books to add to your summer reading basket. Which are you looking forward to read? High up in my TBR pile are The Passing Playbook, Instructions for Dancing and Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous. I have Blackout, Sisters of the Neversea and Fifteen Hundred Miles from the… Read More June Releases 2021

Are you looking for a curated summer reading list that celebrates books with authentic representations of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color)? The We Are Kid Lit Collective selects books written or illustrated by BIPOC, with attention always given to their intersectional identities. Again this year, the COVID pandemic made it challenging to find… Read More We The People Summer Reading List