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review: Some Places More Than Others

title: Some Places More Than Others author: Renée Watson date: Bloomsbury; 3 Sept 2019 main character: Amara Baker fiction This review is based upon and advance copy. Amara Baker, a suburbanite African American girl, is about to turn twelve and she feels ready to start finding her place in the world. She’s asked her parents… Read More review: Some Places More Than Others

29 August 2019 Thursday30 August 2019 Friday Edith

review: Finding Langston

title: Finding Langston author: Lesa Cline-Ransome date: Holiday House; 2018 main character: Langston middle grade historical fiction Review based on an advanced reader’s copy. This historical novel set during the Great Migration gives readers an idea of how life changed for blacks when they moved from the rural south to the urban centers of the… Read More review: Finding Langston

14 September 2018 Friday Edith1 Comment

Interview: Paula Chase

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

16 August 2018 Thursday16 August 2018 Thursday Edith1 Comment

review: Courage

correction: In reading this book (close to three times I might add) I missed the line that identified Sammy’s adopted parents as white. That changes this line in my review:  I didn’t care for the stereotypical over-demanding Asian parents with the adopted son. Instead, we have a white mother who is over-demanding with an Asian son.  title:… Read More review: Courage

2 August 2018 Thursday3 November 2021 Wednesday Edith4 Comments

Interview: Gary Golio

Yesterday, I shared a review of Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song by Gary Golio and today, I have an interview with the author himself. Gary reached out to share his book with me several months ago and I was immediately curious about the person who would be able to create a… Read More Interview: Gary Golio

4 April 2017 Tuesday4 April 2017 Tuesday Edith

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