Category Archives: Current events

What the Fact? by Dr. Seema Yasmin

What the Fact? by Dr. Seema Yasmin. Simon & Schuster, 2022. 9781665900034 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 5 Format: Paperback ARC (publication date 9/20/22) What did you like about the book? Dr. Seema Yasmin has worked … Continue reading

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Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds,  illustrated by Jason Griffin

Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds,  illustrated by Jason Griffin. Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, Atheneum, 2022. 9781534439467 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Poetry What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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The Other Talk: Reckoning With Our White Privilege by Brendan Kiely

The Other Talk: Reckoning With Our White Privilege by Brendan Kiely. Antheneum, Simon & Schuster, 2021. 9781534494046 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book?  This frank and … Continue reading

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