Reviewed by Cris Rhodes DESCRIPTION FROM THE BOOK JACKET: Carol and Johnny Garza are 12-year-old twins whose lives in a small Texas town are forever changed by their mother’s unexplained disappearance. Shipped off to relatives in Mexico by their grieving father, the twins learn that their mother is a nagual, a shapeshifter, and that they have […]
via Book Review: The Smoking Mirror by David Bowles — Latinxs in Kid Lit
This review was originally published in Latinxs In Kidlit. I am now cross-posting it on my blog. Dani Falls has a complicated and fractured relationship with her mother, Ruby, who in her eyes is not good mother in any regard. In fact, for dozens of pages, Dani often explicitly stated that she hates her…
via [Review] Because Of The Sun – by Jenny Torres Sanchez — Read Diverse Books
Reviewed by Caissa Casarez DESCRIPTION FROM THE BOOK’S BACK COVER: Estefania “Stef” Soto is itching to shake off the onion-and-cilantro embrace of Tia Perla, her family’s taco truck. She wants nothing more than for Papi to get a normal job and for Tia Perla to be a distant memory. Then maybe everyone at school […]
via Book Review: Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres — Latinxs in Kid Lit
Reviewed by Sanjuana C. Rodriguez, PhD DESCRIPTION FROM THE BOOK JACKET: An eloquent and moving account of the tragic migrations of thousands upon thousands of children who are leaving their homes in Central America, often alone, to seek refuge in the United States. Why are they going and how does it feel to be one of […]
via Book Review: Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta — Latinxs in Kid Lit
I can’t stress to you all how much Fantasy and Science-Fiction with LGBTQIA characters mean to me, especially those centering Queer people of color. So when I heard about Kai Ashante Wilson’s follow-up to Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, I was ecstatic. Gay romances set in fantasy worlds really get to me, y’all. I am so thankful…
via A Taste Of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson – Review & Giveaway! — Read Diverse Books
For my throwback Thursday, I chose one of my favorite illustrators, Vanessa Brantley Newton. Although I’m also a big fan of more realistic illustrators / painters such as Eric Velasquez and E.B. Lewis, there’s something about her cartoony style that always makes me smile. The drawings are super cute, and I can always imagine them […]
Last week I reviewed Yi Shun Lai’s Not A Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu and let me once again recommend it to you all. If you’re a fan of epistolary novels, this book is a must-must read. It has a unique voice and plot, with memorable characters and complex relationships. The mother-daughter relationship is…
via Q&A With Yi Shun Lai, Author of “Not A Self-Help Book” — Read Diverse Books
One of the goals I have set for myself and for my blog going forward is to make more connections with authors and publishers. Initially I only watched them from a distance, mostly on Twitter. Following their conversations and learning about their projects was very exciting, and even this tenuous connection allowed me to see them…
via Interview: Lucina Stone, Author of “Santa Muerte” — Read Diverse Books
for a complete list of this years MG/YA books by Native American and Authors of Color click here. Born Bright by C. Nicole Mason; St. Martin’s Press. While showing us her own path out of poverty, Mason examines the conditions that make it nearly impossible to escape and exposes the presumption harbored by many―that the […]
It’s always a pleasure to feature award-winning author Renée Watson. Her powerful books include This Side of Home, Harlem’s Little Blackbird, A Place Where Hurricanes Happen, What Momma Left Me and the forthcoming Piecing Me Together. Today, we’re honored to share another side of her – visionary and advocate. Renée’s dream is to lease and renovate […]
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