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Overground Railroad
On June 24, 1944, my grandparents boarded a northbound train in Mount Olive, North Carolina, headed for New Haven, Connecticut, where my grandfather’s sister lived. For my grandparents, leaving Mount Olive meant opportunities for jobs other than working on the farm or cleaning someone’s house. It meant leaving behind the...
Happy Anniversary: The People Could Fly
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales told by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1985. We look back on this iconic Coretta Scott King Author Award winner (also a CSK Illustrator honor) as it celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary. Since...
Review of We Are Water Protectors
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom; illus. by Michaela Goade Primary Roaring Brook 40 pp. g 3/20 978-1-250-20355-7 $17.99 The book opens with a young Indigenous girl collecting water with her grandmother, who tells her that “water is the first medicine.” Vibrant blues, greens, and purples depict the river...
Review of Clean Getaway
Clean Getaway by Nic Stone; illus. by Dawud Anyabwile Intermediate Crown 229 pp. 1/20 978-1-9848-9297-3 $16.99 Library ed. 978-1-9848-9298-0 $19.99 e-book ed. 978-1-9848-9299-7 $9.99 When G’ma asks Scoob to go on “a little adventure” during spring break, he doesn’t hesitate to say yes (especially since he’s been grounded for fighting...
Review of The Dragon Thief
The Dragon Thief by Zetta Elliott; illus. by Geneva B Primary, Intermediate Random 170 pp. g 10/19 978-1-5247-7049-5 $16.99 Library ed. 978-1-5247-7050-1 $19.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5247-7051-8 $9.99 According to Aunty, "every problem has a solution." But what if your problem is a dragon that won't stop growing? This sequel to Dragons in a Bag (rev. 9/18) alternates between Jaxon, the previous book's protagonist, and Kavita, sister of Jaxon's best friend Vikram....
Review of The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illus. by John Parra Primary Wiseman/Simon 48 pp. 1/20 978-1-4814-6289-1 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4814-6290-7 $10.99 Ethel L. Payne grew up on the South Side of Chicago surrounded by stories from her parents and from...
Review of Dear Haiti, Love Alaine
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite High School Inkyard 428 pp. g 9/19 978-1-335-77709-6 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-488-05133-3 $9.99 To avoid being expelled after a school presentation accidentally lands a classmate in the hospital, Alaine Beauparlant is sent to Haiti, her parents’ birthplace, to participate in...
Review of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard; illus. by Juana Martinez-Neal Preschool, Primary Roaring Brook 48 pp. 10/19 978-1-62672-746-5 $18.99 This affectionate picture book depicts an intergenerational group of Native American family members and friends as they make fry bread together. The text begins: “Fry bread...
Gabby Rivera and Roxane Gay at CRLS
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the world, but then you read.” -James Baldwin What do you do when the world is trying to erase you for not being white, male, and heterosexual? You write books. At least that what’s Gabby Rivera and Roxane Gay do....