Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
In the winter of 1953, Boy Novak arrives by chance in a small town in Massachusetts, looking, she believes, for…
Diversity Reading Challenge February How Did I Do?
February is over! How did that happen? We are two months into the Diversity Challenge and we’re off to a good…
CYBILS Finalist: Shadow Shaper by Daniel Jose Older
CYBILS Finalist: Shadow Shaper by Daniel Jose Older This lovely title was my personal favorite but sadly didn’t win…
Discover Black History Month with Shakespeare
So we are just a few days into February, how is your reading going? Have you found any great new…
Discover Your Next Read, Discover Black History Month
Discover Your Next Read, Discover Black History Month February is Black History Month! It’s a special time of the year…
Ira’s Shakespeare Dream by Glenda Armand Illustrations by Floyd Cooper
This above all…to thine own self be true Shakespeare. Iambic pentameter. Such good stuff! Young Ira Aldridge loved The Bard…
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Have you ever imagined a horror book for tweens? Prior to seeing Neil Himself, I never would have really considered…
Chocolate Mixer by Jason Armstrong
Here’s a story all littles can understand: that they are a mixture (mixer) of their mommy and daddy. The children…
I think I have now read ALL of Toni Morrison’s Books.
Toni Morrison has been around a while. And her work has inspired many discussions, arguments, and probably, homework assignments. Â It…
Top Five African American Reads
I’m so excited to share this list with you today! My young cousin is a teacher in Pittsburgh and she…