Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Nigel and the Moon is whimsically illustrated and intended to encourage children to dream big and voice their aspirations out loud and proud. However, there is also a displacement of anxiety over economic class present in the narrative that can be harmful to children’s […]
The Round House
Reviewed by: Mykella Palmer Review Source: We Should All Be Bookworms Book Author: In the We Should All Be Bookworms podcast, host Mykella Palmer introduces her listeners to Louise Erdrich’s book The Round House. You can listen to her review of the book here. Here is a short description of the book from the publisher: One of […]
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
Reviewed by Dora M. Guzmán Reviewed Source: Latinx in Kid Lit Book Author: DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK: Follow la vida y el legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. When she came to America in 1921, Pura carried the cuentos folkloricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home […]
Healer of the Water Monster
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: I am delighted to recommend Brian Young’s Healer of the Water Monster. Below I will share some of the reasons why I think you should have this book on your school library shelf, and in your classroom library, and in your home library. If there’s […]
Orange for the Sunsets
Reviewed by Meena Khorana, Ph.D. Review Source: Africa Access Book Author: Set in 1972, Orange for the Sunsets is a welcome novel on the expulsion of Indians from Uganda under the regime of President Idi Amin, a topic that has been the subject of only one other adolescent novel about Africa in recent years (Shenaaz Nanji’s Child […]
The Other Boy
Reviewed by Conner Suddick Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Twelve-year-old Shane Woods is a lovable, creative, and athletic boy navigating the interplay of his gender identity, social life, and family dynamics. In The Other Boy, M. G. Hennessey depicts Shane’s journey as he grapples with his identity as a transgender person. His entire […]