Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: A powerful contemporary young adult novel, All My Rage is rife with anger and grief on the ongoing price of the American dream for immigrant families. This narrative is an homage to the predecessors who painstakingly worked to carve out a smoother pathway for their […]
USA Today on Resistance to Book Bans
Teaching for Change executive director Deborah Menkart was interviewed for this story in USA Today by Deborah Barfield Berry about the resistance to book bans. She noted that the chilling effect of book bans and anti-CRT laws extends beyond the books on official banned lists. USA Today, December 29, 2023 WASHINGTON – They signed in […]
Viva’s Voice
Reviewed by Issac Abernethy Review Source: Reading Is Resistance Book Author: Many voices together can make a big noise, Papi. Viva’s Voice, written by Raquel Donoso and illustrated by Carlos Vélez Auiglera, is the story of Viva and her papi standing up for change and is inspired by the author’s childhood experiences as the daughter […]
Areli Is a Dreamer
Reviewed by Alex Morales Review Source: Reading Is Resistance Book Author: Areli is a Dreamer by Areli Morales tells the compelling story of Areli’s experience immigrating to the United States from Mexico as a young child. I am a DACA recipient, and this book uncovered emotions within me that I had not confronted since I […]
Black, White, Just Right!
Reviewed by Madisyn Myers Review Source: Reading Is Resistance Book Author: Black, White, Just Right!, written by Marguerite Davol and illustrated by Irene Trivas, tells the story of an interracial couple and their young daughter. The story shows the many differences between the young girl’s African American mother and white father and how she has […]
Those Shoes
Reviewed by Eden Grey Review Source: Reading Is Resistance Book Author: Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts is a sweet and touching story that addresses issues of social justice, empathy, generosity, and selflessness through the eyes of a young boy named Jeremy and his pursuit of a new pair of shoes. After his sneakers fall apart […]
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