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Book Review: The Feminist Agenda of Jemima Kincaid by Kate Hattemer
I really loved this very real and honest look at how complicated friendship, feminism, relationships, and high school can be.
Writing Whiteness, a guest post by Kate Hattemer
If we’re going to keep writing white protagonists, we need white protagonists to reckon with race — not as something they aren’t, but as something they are.
When Fairy Tales Meet Filipino Legends: The Stories That Shaped My Childhood, a guest post by Rin Chupeco
In her new book, Wicked As You Wish, Chupeco celebrates the outsiders, the people who grew up with varying cultures and influences and who sometimes felt like there wasn’t any place they completely belong.
My Agenda for Middle Grade Books, a guest post by Greg Howard
Greg Howard's agenda? Write good books in which queer kids feel seen and represented. Give queer kids their happily ever afters. And most importantly, give them hope. That's it.
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!
Homeless: Seeing Past the Label to the Person, a guest post by Catherine Linka
Catherine LInka joins us to talk about her new book, chipping away at the stigma of homelessness, and reconsidering the words we use to talk about people experiencing homelessness.
Book Review: Pride: The Celebration and the Struggle by Robin Stevenson
An indispensable and celebratory primer on the ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ rights. This is an excellent resource that is as thorough as it is visually appealing.
Pride: The Celebration and the Struggle
An indispensable and celebratory primer on the ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ rights. An excellent resource that is as thorough as it is visually appealing.
Post-It Note Reviews: a girl with Sensory Processing Disorder, a gloomy seaside town, special ed kids, and more
Quick and concise reviews of a bunch of recent and forthcoming books including an action-packed portal fantasy, period activism, and a poignant look at grief and loss.