Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott Published: October 2018 My rating: 4 of 5 stars Facing imminent eviction, Jaxon is left in the care of a woman who his mother calls Ma but who is until this day a stranger to him. The two become quickly familiar however when a mysterious package she receives... Continue Reading →
Scroll down to see the Pre-Order Goodies Keep It Together, Keiko Carter by Debbi Michiko Florence My rating: 5 of 5 stars Please Note: Review of an Advance Reader Copy. Book publishes May 2020. It's a new school year, and for best friends, Keiko, Audrey, and Jenna, 7th grade should be epic! They'll be in... Continue Reading →
For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington Published: July 2019 My rating: 4 of 5 stars Note: Review of Advance Reader's Edition | Book publishes 7/30/2019 #BookExcursion Makeda June Kirkland is a transracial adoptee. An 11-year old Black girl with a White mother, father, and sister. Her move from Baltimore, MD to Albuquerque,... Continue Reading →
Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz My rating: 4 of 5 stars Betty Before X depicts the life of Dr. Betty Shabazz before she became the wife of Malcolm X. It is was penned by her daughter, Illyasah Shabazz, and co-written by Renee Watson, the award-winning author of Piecing Me Together (2017). While it is... Continue Reading →
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: Review of an Advance Reader's Copy sent on a #BookExcursion | Book Releases May 2019 Other Words for Home is a beautifully penned novel in verse told in six parts about a Syrian girl who leaves her country for the first... Continue Reading →
Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz by Patricia Hruby Powell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thank you to Charlesbridge for sending a copy of Struttin' with Some Barbecue for review as a part of Multicultural Children's Book Day (1/25/19). Please see the details at the end of... Continue Reading →
New Kid by Jerry Craft My rating: 5 of 5 stars Please Note: This is a review of an advance reader’s edition | New Kid is scheduled to release February 2019. Thank you to Jerry Craft & HarperCollins Children’s Books for sending New Kid on a #BookExcursion. Jordan Banks is the new kid at one... Continue Reading →
Snow White: A Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don't get too many opportunities to read graphic novels but when I do, I enjoy the experience a great deal. They fascinate me because they challenge the reader to pay close attention to the unspoken details that unfold before their... Continue Reading →
Front Desk by Kelly Yang My rating: 5 of 5 stars I live in the City of Buffalo. The Queen City. Nestled in the Western region of New York State, with a sizeable immigrant and refugee population. We have people from many different countries. It's a city brimming with diversity and I love it! There's... Continue Reading →
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