Children’s book author Kwame Alexander hosted a FREADOM Town Hall Rally on May 31 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. as part of his Read Strong America initiative. The event was included in the Teach Truth Day of Action map of events. Speakers included Kwame Alexander, Amanda Jones, Meg Medina, […]
Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and the United States
Reviewed by Social Justice Books Staff Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and the United States endeavors to celebrate the diversity of immigrants in America and the contributions they make to society as well as underscore the freedom and milestone of choosing to become a naturalized citizen, but […]
Juneteenth in Picture Books
With Juneteenth a national holiday, we share our Reconstruction booklist to introduce young people to the emancipation era. When reading picture books on Juneteenth, we were disappointed to find that many reinforce Eurocentric narratives. The most common problem with the books is that they strip African Americans of any agency in their own liberation, crediting […]
Ophie’s Ghosts
Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Ophie’s Ghosts, winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, is a beautifully tender middle grade novel set in the 1920s about the complexity of grief and its lingering effects on both the living and the dead. Author Justina Ireland offers a thought-provoking message […]
The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan
Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Written in the tradition of The Diary of Anne Frank and The Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾, this insightful middle grade novel teases out serious themes such as war and politics, immigration and racism, classism and labor, genderism, and more through the lens […]
We Weave
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indian’s in Children’s Literature Book Author: Why am I so pleased with this book? It hits all the key points in books I recommend: Native author Native illustrator Set in present day Tribally specific content Includes Native language(s) But there’s more to say! As I write, it is baseball […]
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