Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s Reputations was originally published in 2006 in the author’s native Spanish. Ten years after publication, English-speakers finally get the chance to read this novel by the award-winning and often-lauded Colombian writer. I don’t read nearly enough translated fiction, especially from South American authors, so Reputations sounded like the perfect book for me. Plot Overview …
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By Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez, PhD Throughout this presidential campaign, Donald Trump has referred to Latino men, generally speaking, as “criminals,” “rapists,” and “bad hombres.” Unfortunately, the image of Latino men in popular culture as hyper-masculine, violent, and dangerous is not new. Trump tapped into, and exploited, a long standing, racist, xenophobic fear of black […]
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This post is in honor of Native American Heritage Month, which runs all the through November. As with Latinx Heritage Month, I want to again stress that months of targeted celebration are important but we should never limit exploration of certain voices and stories to those months. On my end, I have continued with my pledge…
via 2016 Book Releases by Native Americans To Read Before And After The Year Ends — Read Diverse Books
Banned Books Week, held September 25-October 1, 2016 has officially ended. However, the freedom to read continues. The freedom to read is about choices to read a variety of books on a variety of subjects. Books that can expand your mind, broaden your perspective, increase understanding, and bring awareness to a multiplicity and complexity of issues.
This year’s Banned Books Week focused on young adult literature, and books with diverse content. These books are often challenged and/or banned in school classrooms and libraries.
For information and resources on the freedom to read, click on the links below:
Click on the link below to read historical events that happened in October 2016:
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Click on the link below to read the historical events that happened in September 2016:
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Click on the link below to read the historical events that happened in August 2016.
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title: Justine (BlackTop) author: LJ Alonge date: Grosset and Dunlap/Penguin; June 2106 main character: Justin Shaw ages 12-18 Justin is the first book in a trilogy written by newcomer L J Alonge. Justin is a tall, awkward 15 year-old who has more summer than money in his near future. He lives in a working class family […]
The Reader by Traci Chee; Putnam. ages 12 and up Debut Author Sefia knows what it means to survive. After her father is brutally murdered, she flees into the wilderness with her aunt Nin, who teaches her to hunt, track, and steal. But when Nin is kidnapped, leaving Sefia completely alone, none of her survival skills can […]
Today’s review is part of a blog tour to promote Playing for the Devil’s Fire. Here are the other spots on the tour. August 31: Rich in Color review Sept 1: The Pirate Tree review & interview Sept 4: Guest Post for Clear Eyes, Full Shelves Sept 6:Rich in Color author interview September 8: Anasasia […]
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