Reviewed by: Cooperative Children’s Book Center Review Source: Cooperative Children’s Book Center Book Author: The rich past and present of Harlem is central to this lively, Balliett-esque mystery featuring three diverse young detectives. When Korean American Jin first pairs with African American Alex for a school assignment to explore some dimension of Harlem history, she’s […]
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
Reviewed by: Edi Campbell Review Source: Cotton Quilts Book Author: The Great Wall of Lucy Wu is Wendy Wan-Long Shang’s first novel. It is the story of sixth grader, Lucy Wu, whose life is about to be ruined not only by a long lost aunt with whom she has to share a bedroom, by Talent […]
Every Falling Star
Reviewed by: Cooperative Children’s Book Center Review Source: Cooperative Children’s Book Center Book Author: Sungju Lee’s comfortable early childhood was spent in Pyongyang, North Korea, where his father held an important position within the military. Three years after Kim Il-Sung’s death in 1994, Sungju and his parents made an abrupt move to Gyeong-Seong. Although his […]
The Quest for Z: The True Story of Explorer Percy Fawcett & a Lost City in the Amazon
Reviewed by: Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Published in 2017 by Viking/Penguin, I disagree with the starred and positive reviews it is getting from mainstream journals. See that red x over the cover of the book? For some time now, I’ve been using that red x to provide people […]
Moony Luna: Luna, Lunita Lunera
Reviewed by: Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez Review Source: Latinxs in Kid Lit Book Author: Five year old Luna Lunita Lunera fears that she will meet monsters on her first day of school. Her adoring parents remind her that she is a big girl now, bigger than the moon, and that there is nothing to fear. She finds […]
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
Reviewed by: Megan Schliesman Review Source: Reading While White Book Author: During the first part of the 20th century, immigrants from India were not allowed to become citizens of the United States (the law changed in 1946). Restrictions on immigration also meant many Indian men came alone to the California area, and a number of […]
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