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What the Main Character of My Novel Taught Me, (And What I Hope She Teaches Readers, Too), a guest post by Hannah V. Sawyerr
It wasn’t until writing Amina’s story that I truly learned to believe that I am not at fault for not reacting a certain way to an event that should never have happened.
Restoring What Slavery Took Away: Ten Take-aways from Kin: Rooted in Hope, a guest post by Carole Boston Weatherford
In multi-voiced, first-person poems and dramatic scratchboard illustrations created by my son, Jeffery Boston Weatherford, Kin conjures the voices and stories of our ancestors and their contemporaries on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Book Review: All That Shines by Ellen Hagan
The verse novel format adeptly captures Chloe's racing mind, her outbursts, and her new need for introspection. A solid read with a main character who undergoes genuine growth.
Building an African Fantasy World for Goddess Crown, a guest post by Shade Lapite
I hope the proliferation of fantasy books grounded in African societies will create familiarity for readers and a new shorthand. I hope it will inspire readers to learn more about the real places and people that underpin the stories.
Book Review: I Am Kavi by Thushanthi Ponweera
A powerful and immensely readable look at a time period and place not often represented in books for children.
The Critical Need for Environmentally Focused Rural YA Books, a guest post by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Only when people feel understood and seen, not when they are shamed, can conversation and change can truly begin.
Stories Are Everywhere, a guest post by Kate Albus
How lucky we are. So many stories out there, hiding in plain sight. Just waiting to be found.
Book Bans, Anti-Queer-and-Trans-Legislation, and “Quieter” Queer Books: An Open Letter by Jen Ferguson
These attacks, these attempts from a system that does not value so many of us creates a world where the outcome of these actions negatively affects us all, regardless of race, ethnicity, whether you’re queer or trans or not, whether you’re currently disabled or whether you’re currently not.
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