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Day 3 September is Black Reading Month/Whimsical Wednesday

Today I decided to go whimsical. I found three humorous books that should have readers smiling, chuckling, and even laughing!

Book 1: Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee. A delightful book about the antics of the cute little baby!

Book 2: Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff by Walter Dean Myers. The late award winning Walter Dean Myers mainly wrote about African American male characters and he nailed these characters with humor and adventure. Stuff is the new kid on the block and he makes friends and get into a few mishaps–sometimes funny sometimes serious. A good read!

Book 3: An adult book, Raymond Andrews write a dark humorous story about some interesting cousins. Good read!

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September is Black Reading Month

September is Black Reading Month! I am kicking off the month featuring and celebrating books about black folks written by black authors. My plan and goal is to feature at least one book a day. Some of these books I may or may not have read.

Day 1: To kick off Black reading month and in honor of black workers, check out this book by Blair LM Kelley:

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interview: Padma Venkatraman — CrazyQuiltEdi

I recently reviewed The Bridge Home and today, I have a wonderful interview with the author, Padma Venkatraman. “THE BRIDGE HOME is that long overdue promise. It was, indeed a very hard story to write, because in writing it I had to revisit some very painful times in my childhood and adolescence and that’s always a bit […]

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Black History : Literacy — CrazyQuiltEdi

2019 MG & YA Releases (Note: This list is continually updated) After working on this for a couple of weeks I’ve exhausted most of my resources in compiling this list of MG and YA books by Black authors that will release in 2019. Now it’s time for YOU to help complete this list. Hit the […]

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The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Campaign:Day 28: Jarred Amato Talks Project LIT

I take strange pride in having the anchor of this month-long celebration of books. Today’s feature is longer than we usually make them. I hope you agree that it’s worth the time it will take to immerse yourself in it. I hope that it will take you back to the essence of why we, all [ Read the full article… ]

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Black History : Literacy — CrazyQuiltEdi

Today, it’s short story collections and anthologies for middle grade or young adult readers. While some are classic, and others quite recent, they all make good additions to home and school libraries. Porch lies : Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters by Patricia C. McKissack ; illustrated by André Carrilho. Schwartz and Wade […]

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The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Campaign Day 21

Craig Robinson is a comedian, actor, and musician whose middle grade JAKE THE FAKE books are described as perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate. Jake the Fake Keeps It Real, the first in the series, was written with #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Mansbach, and NAACP History […]

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The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Campaign Day 19

JAY COLES is a young adult and middle grade writer, a composer with ASCAP, and a professional musician residing in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a graduate of Vincennes University and Ball State University and holds degrees in English and Liberal Arts. When he’s not writing diverse books, he’s advocating for them, teaching middle school students, […]

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