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Tag Archives: Diversity
Dear America Review: With the Might of Angels by Andrea Davis Pinkney
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Scholastic, 2011. Currently Available. Genre: Historical Fiction from the Dear America series Face Value: As Brianna pointed out, these recent reissues of … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Middle Grade, Theme Week
Tagged Historical Fiction, Diversity, Family, Dear America, Racism, Integration, Brown v. Board of Education, 1950s, Education
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Review: Happy Families by Tanita S. Davis
Happy Families by Tanita S. Davis. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction (YA) Face Value: I love this cover. It hints at what the book is about without sensationalizing and it’s simple and clean but still … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Diversity, Family, Parents, Realism, Siblings, Transgender
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Review: The Shattering by Karen Healey
The Shattering by Karen Healey. Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011. Currently Available Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy/Contemporary Face Value: I don’t love this cover, but there’s nothing wrong with it either. While I don’t think it really tells you much about … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Diversity, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Magic, Mystery, New Zealand, Paranormal, Small Town, Suicide
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Review: Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall Lee and Low Books, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Poetry Face Value: Perfect. The more I look at this cover the more I’m in love with it. It’s not all that … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Award-winner, Diversity, Family, Grief, Latina, Loss, Poetry, Theatre
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Review: The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis Wendy Lamb Books, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Historical Fiction Face Value: Just about perfect. Seriously, this is one of my favorite middle grade covers in ages. As Elizabeth Bird so aptly put … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Christopher Paul Curtis, Diversity, Family, Flint, Historical Fiction, Reading, The Great Depression
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Review: Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Viking, 2011 (currently available) Genre: Fantasy Face Value: This is a great cover. Love the illustration of the girl, love the white background and the use of color. No headless stock image here: the girl … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Africa, Diversity, Fantasy, Magic, Nnedi Okorafor, Young Adult
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Review: A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott
A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott AmazonEncore, 2008 (Currently Available) Genre: Speculative Fiction Face Value: There are things I really like about this cover, but you have to look kind of closely. It’s not particularly eye-catching at first – … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Civil War, Class, Diversity, Historical Fiction, Race, Speculative Fiction, Time Travel, ya, Zetta Elliott
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Review: Abandon by Meg Cabot
Abandon by Meg Cabot Scholastic, 2011 Genre: Fantasy / Retelling Face Value: Hm, I’m not sure how I feel about the dead girl on the cover. On the one hand, glamorized dead girl in a virginal white dress – a … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Theme Week, Young Adult
Tagged Death, Diversity, Hades, Meg Cabot, Mythology, Persephone, Retellings
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Slatebreaking Books to Diversify Your Reading
At Slatebreakers, we’re constantly fighting against the stereotype that only male can be universal. But that’s not the only problem. It’s all too easy for books about white, straight characters to be read as the universal experience, while books about … Continue reading
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