The one thing I couldn’t remember was when it was that I met Satia Orange. Sarah Park Dahlen provided a hint when she shared about Satia’s comments from the Day of Diversity: Dialogue and Action in Children’s Literature and Library Program back in 2015. That was when I met Satia Orange. I think Wade Husdon,… Read More Satia Orange

May 7Any Way You Look by Maleeha Siddiqui. ScholasticAnzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen. VikingBetter Must Come by Desmond Hall. Atheneum BooksBeyond the Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz. Disney HyperionBite Me, Royce Taslim by Lauren Ho. Disney HyperionBlood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams. Labyrinth RoadThe Boy… Read More New Releases: May 2024

I wanted to make a book list for Earth Day. I went to a predominantly white elementary school in Toledo. I remember observing Earth Day as an 8th grader when we focused on ecology. I think we considered the beauty of nature and how it was affected by pollution. I don’t have a memory of… Read More Earth Day is Coming for Us All

2The Beginners Guide to Manga and Anime by Shuichiro Takeda. ScholasticThe Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror Stories ed. by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell. Flatiron BooksThe Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram. Dial BooksCruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo. Carolrhoda BooksDarker By Four by June Tan. Harper TeenThe Ghost Forest (Secrets… Read More April Releases

Happy Monday! I hate that I didn’t get to finish the Black and Banned series. I went out of town for an event that was really overwhelming and never got back to the blog. I am still following the these activities in our libraries, and how our basic freedoms are being eroded. There are activities… Read More Monday!