Reviewed by Lana Hassan Review Source: Reading Is Resistance Book Author: Salat in Secret by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is an inspiring and intimate story that delves into an experience many Muslims face in America. The story follows newly turned 7-year-old Muhammad, who has just started praying in earnest. He plans on taking his salat rug to […]
This Land: The History of the Land We’re On
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Wow! I love how this book starts! The words on the first double-paged spread say, “This is my house.” Behind it is a river. Beside the house is a tall pine tree. We see a family by the tree. Turn the page […]
Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School
Reviewed by Deborah Menkart Review Source: Rethinking Schools Book Author: This picture book tells the true story of a fight for access to public education by an 8-year-old Chinese American girl, Mamie Tape, and her parents. There were no public schools for Chinese Americans in 1884 in San Francisco when Mamie tried to attend the white […]
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 […]
The World Needs More Purple Schools
Reviewed by Zapoura Newton-Calvert Review Source: Reading Is Resistance Book Author: Much like its prequel, The World Needs More Purple People, The World Needs More Purple Schools by Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart, and Daniel Wiseman celebrates a “purple world,” where “different people come together to mix their stories, their ideas, and their smarts to make […]
Rocket Says Speak Up!
Reviewed by Erin Green Review Source: Instagram – disruptivenarratives Book Author: This Instagram review is by Erin Green, a teacher educator in Texas. Learn more about her work at Erin Green, M.Ed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Erin Green, M.Ed. | Curriculum Writer (@disruptivenarratives)
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