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 […]
The Twenty-One: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change
Review Source: Rethinking Schools Book Author: The 21 offers an inspiring example of young people who challenge the status quo. Based on the landmark court case Juliana v. United States, the book reads like a courtroom thriller and is a must-read for young people who want to act against climate change. Although the narrative includes dense legal details […]
Noor Needs to Know!
Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Precocious Noor needs to know why the women in her family wear hijab, all in different ways that suit them just right. There’s Affa, the best sister and the coolest hijabi whose hijab is always wrapped stylishly. There’s Auntie Salma, the toughest hijabi, whose hijab […]
They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom
Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: They Call Me Teach is a fictional story based on true accounts of enslaved African Americans turning to literacy as a form of empowerment. The narrative takes readers through a week in the shoes of “Teach,” a young man who was taught to read and […]
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