Title: Traffick (sequel to TRICKS) Author: Ellen Hopkins Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books, November, 2015 Themes: sex trafficking of minors, tricks, homosexuality, homophobia, transphobia, family relationships, romantic relationships, abuse, Las Vegas Genre: Contemporary YA Ages: 14+ Opening: A Poem By Cody Bennet Can’t Find The courage to leap the brink, free-fall beyond the … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: relationships, young adult, romance, Gender, transgender, LGBTQ, pronouns, New Adult, lesbianism, LGBTQIA, Robin Talley, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, binary identity, genderqueer, starting college, WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND US, Add a tag
Title: What We Left Behind Author: Robin Talley Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 2015 Themes: Gender, binary identity, lesbianism, transgender, genderqueer, pronouns, starting college, relationships, romance Genre: Contemporary YA/NA Ages: 14+ Source: ARC received from publisher in exchange for an unbiased review. (Quotes from the ARC therefor subject to change.) Opening: October … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: Alaska, survival, Native American Heritage Month, Indians, forbidden language, Debby Dahl Edwardson, My Name is Not Easy, Whites, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, Alaska Natives, being an outsider, Catholic boarding schools, Add a tag
I have chosen to Review My Name Is Not Easy as part of the celebration of Native American Heritage during the month of November. Title: My Name is Not Easy Author: Debby Dahl Edwardson Publisher: Marshall Cavendish, 2011 Themes: Alaska, Alaska Natives, Indians, Whites, … Continue reading
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Title: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda Written by: Becky Albertalli Published by: Balzar & Bray, April, 2015 Themes/Topics: Coming out, homosexuality, blackmail, change, friendships Suitable for ages: 12-18 Opening: It’s a weirdly subtle conversation. I almost don’t notice I’m being blackmailed. … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: Fairness, Determination, Discrimination, Shoes, NEW SHOES, Segregation, Eric Velasquez, African American Interest, WNDB, Diversity Reading Challenge 2015, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, Susan Lynn Meyer, Human & Civil Rights, Justice & Equality, Add a tag
Title: New Shoes Written by: Susan Lynn Meyer Illustrated by: Eric Velasquez Published by: Holiday House, 2015 Themes/Topics: Shoes, Segregation, Discrimination, African American Interest, Human & Civil Rights, Fairness, Justice & Equality, Determination, Genre: Historical fiction Suitable for ages: 5-8 Opening: My cousin Charlotte … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: theatre, transgender, LGBTQ, GEORGE, self-acceptance, upper elementary, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, Alex Gino, Grades 2 to 5, transgender children, upper elementary students, Add a tag
I am back with my Diversity Reading Challenge on Mondays and hope to introduce you to a range of texts that you might not automatically select, but which I hope you will read and pass on. Title: George Written by: Alex Gino … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: bullying, diversity, MIDDLE GRADE, transgender, LGBTQ, self-acceptance, we need diverse books, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, GRACEFULLY GRAYSON, Add a tag
Title: Gracefully Grayson Written by: Ami Polonsky Published by: Hyperion, 2014 Themes/Topics: transgender, middle school, orphans, theatre, self-acceptance, bullying Suitable for ages: 8 -12 Opening: IF YOU DRAW a triangle with the circle resting on the top point, nobody will be able to tell that … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: LGBTQ, lee wind, HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES, lesbians, Lesléa Newman, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, different family structures, Uncategorized, picture books, Add a tag
Today’s book falls into category #12 and has just been updated and rereleased after 25 years. Title: Heather Has Two Mommies Written by: Leslea Newman Illustrated by: Laura Cornell Published by: Candlewick Press, 2015 (First published in 1989 by Tzivia … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: terrorism, Middle Grade novel, UN, equality, children's rights, mighty girls, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, fanaticism, I AM MALALA young readers editions, Linda Sue Park. Patricia McCormick, the Taliban, courage, memoir, education, Pakistan, Book recommendation, Add a tag
Category #6 is up today, and while Brown Girl Dreaming was one of my favorite reads of last year, I have opted to review the young reader’s edition of Malala’s story, which is co-written by the talented YA author (and … Continue reading
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Today I am reviewing a book from category #8. I have read many Walter dean Myers’ books, but chose JAZZ because I have just completed writing a YA novel set predominantly in New Orleans and I am living a stone’s … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: equality, bilingualism, call me tree, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, llamame arbor, Maria Christina Gonzalez, non-gender specific, diversity, nature, trees, yoga, hispanic, growth, Add a tag
Today’s book recommendation has a multiplicity of diversity in it – the book is bilingual and has a non-gender specific protagonist. Title: Call Me Tree – Llámame árbol Written and illustrated by: Maya Christina Gonzalez Published by: Children’s Book Press, an imprint of Lee … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: Gail Giles, Ellen Hopkins, special education, rape, disability, Ventana Sierra, Diversity Reading Challenge 2015, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, 2015 Schneider Family Book Award, YA, Bullying, diversity, fiction, Add a tag
I read and review a lot of books each year, and this one stands out for me as a story that changed me. I am telling you, it is a must read. If it is on your TBR list, shuffle … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: SCBWI, bullying, young adult, feminism, LGBTQ, None of The Above, LGBTQI, Intersex, we need diverse books, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, I W Gregorio, Add a tag
Today’s diversity read is one I had been looking forward to since meeting the author at one of the biannual SCBWI conference LGBTQ meetings a year ago. It doesn’t exactly fall into any of my categories, but boy, is it … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: LGBTQ, we need diverse books, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, Christine Baldacchino, gender non conformity, Isabelle Malefant, Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress, bullying, picture books, Book recommendation, Add a tag
I am loving the variety of books I am reading to complete this challenge, and today’s story comes under #5 bullying and #3 in as far as this little boy is questioning and non-conforming! Title: Morris Micklethwaite and the Tangerine Dress … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: picture books, biographies, Paula Yoo, Jamel Akib, Nobel Peace Prize, Lee & Low, Bangladesh, we need diverse books campaign, Grameen Bank, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, Diversity Reading Challenge, micro loans, Muhammad Yunnus and the Village Bank, Twenty Two Cents, Add a tag
I naturally gravitate towards diversity in my reading, and my blog has had this as a focus since its beginning, but this challenge has pushed me to seek out texts in a more targeted way. Today’s story, however, came to … Continue reading
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JacketFlap tags: children's books, aspergers, autism spectrum, RAIN REIGN, Diversity Reading Challenge 2015, 2015 Diversity Reading Challenge, Ann M Martin, Charlotte Huck Book Award (2015), middle grade reads, Schneider Family Book Award for Middle School (2015), Add a tag
Today’s recommendation falls into category #9, A book written by or about someone on the autism spectrum. Title: RAIN REIGN Written by: Ann M. Martin Published by: Feiwel and Friends, October, 2014 Themes/Topics: Aspergers, homonyms, loss, rules Suitable for ages: 7-12 Awards: Schneider Family Book … Continue reading
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Today’s review for my diversity reading challenge falls into category #1. If you are joining is this challenge as a reader or reviewer, feel free to mention in the comments what books you have been reading. Title: Father’s Chinese Opera Written … Continue reading
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