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Book Review: All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr

September 29, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

A fantastic read with an unforgettable main character.

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Creating spaces for this generation to understand their own minds is just another way we can help them grow up to be the resilient adults who will step in for the next generation — making sure there will always be helpers to look toward.

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Book Reviews

Book Review: All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr

A fantastic read with an unforgettable main character.

Book Review: The A&A Detective Agency: The Fairfleet Affair by K. H. Saxton

Full of clues and puzzle pieces to ponder, this complicated mystery will keep readers guessing all the way until the end. I already can't wait for the next installment of this new series!

Book Review: Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford, Jeffery Boston Weatherford (Illustrator)

It is hard to understand how hope could endure in conditions like those the enslaved lived under, yet the author shows the love, connection, resilience, and reclamation of a people whose voices are essential to the narrative of slavery and of our country.

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September 28, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

There might not be one answer, and that’s okay! I think fairy tales are about the questions and the exploration.

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September 27, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

It is hard to understand how hope could endure in conditions like those the enslaved lived under, yet the author shows the love, connection, resilience, and reclamation of a people whose voices are essential to the narrative of slavery and of our country.

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Seeing Yourself in a Story, a guest post by Michelle Mohrweis

September 27, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Stories let us see ourselves doing things and having adventures. They let us imagine ourselves in those places and know that we are valid.

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September 26, 2023 by Karen Jensen, MLS

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September 26, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

I hope this book finds its way to the readers who need it most and makes them feel seen. But I also hope this book inspires conversation, and debate, and, ultimately, action.

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