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Tag: #OwnVoices
The Author-Reader Relationship: Reaching Beyond Expectations, a guest post by Halli Gomez
Gomez talks about her #ownvoices novel about a teen living with Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
On Overcoming Fears and Becoming Superheroes, a guest post by Christina Li
I was quite a shy and fearful child. Speaking up in class terrified me. I wanted to become an author, but I was scared I wouldn’t know how to write. As one of the few Asian kids in my Midwestern hometown, I was reluctant to embrace the culture of my Chinese-American immigrant family. Time and […]
Book Review: The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
Can one teen save a NASA program and take down the bad guys, all while figuring out a new relationship? Cal is ready to try!
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Book Review: Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America edited by Ibi Zoboi
This excellent collection of short stories looks at identity, tradition, ideas of blackness, relationships, and experiences across America. Featuring so many wonderful authors, this anthology is a necessary addition to all collections.
#SJYALit: Time For Confrontation: Moving Forward in the Diversity Conversation, a guest post by S. K. Ali
The first time I saw myself, I got scared. I was twelve and I’d brought my plate of lentils and rice into the living room in order to sit beside my dad as he watched the news. And there she was: a girl like me. On television. The girl had on a blue hijab exactly […]
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