Reviewed by Megan Schliesman Review Source: Reading While White Book Author: Offering hope, acknowledging hardship. Debut author David Barclay Moore writes with open eyes about the challenges of Lolly’s life as a Black boy in a poor neighborhood on the cusp of young adulthood, and with eyes just as wide he shows the many things Lolly […]
Amina’s Voice
Reviewed by CCBC Review Source: CCBC Book Author: Amina is unhappy that her best friend, Soojin, has recently started inviting Emily, a classmate neither of them have ever liked, to spend time with them. At home, Amina’s family is getting ready for the visit of Thaya Jaan, her father’s older brother, from Pakistan. To impress […]
Piecing me Together
Reviewed by Crystal Brunelle Review Source: Rich in Color Book Author: Jade creates stunning collages. She’s an artist turning bits and pieces of color, texture and shapes together. Art has often been one of the ways people explore what they think about the world and sometimes it’s a way to find healing. Jade creates these […]
When We Collided
Reviewed by C. Martin Review Source: Disabilities in Kid Lit Book Author: Bipolar disorder can be a crushing diagnosis at any age, but this holds especially true for teenagers. At a point in your life when you’re supposed to be figuring out your basic identity, an illness that changes your very sense of self can […]
Crazy
Reviewed by L. D. Lewis Review Source: Disabilities in Kid Lit Book Author: Amy Reed’s books regularly draw on her own experiences with mental illness, and the authenticity exhibited in Crazy appears to have been no exception. Crazy tells the story of an emotionally embattled artist, Izzy, whose teenage angst is discovered to be the early and […]
Our Chemical Hearts
Reviewed by Alaina Leary Review Source: Disabilities in Kid Lit Book Author: Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland bills itself as “kind of” a love story, and also “not your average story of boy meets girl.” The novel starts off with Henry Page telling readers about how he expected to first fall in love, and then […]
