About Martine
I am a cultural worker passionate about youth empowerment, social justice and leadership. I am inspired to create narratives that affirm life and empower all especially LGBTQ and young people of color. I love kid lit, spoken word poetry and peacebuilding goodness. Say hi sometime!
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Books 1 - 4 from Martine's bookshelf Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. The Book Thief (Hardcover) Author: Markus Zusak Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers |
N/A |
7/5/2008 Add | |||
| Martine said: I CANNOT say enough good about this book. It is brilliant!! I wept, I laughed, I still do even when I flip through it. The prose are brilliant and slip off your tonguge, down your arms and into your h...more tags: Inspired me | |||||
| 43,397 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It (Hardcover) Author: Sundee T. Frazier Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers |
Ages 9-12 |
7/5/2008 Add | |||
| Martine said: The story of Brendan's universe was well done! Sundee Frazier has succeeded in making a kind boy searching for pieces of his identity and his adventure with martial arts and geology. As a biracial per...more tags: Inspired me | |||||
| 106 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Feathers (Hardcover) Author: Jacqueline Wilson Publisher: Putnam Juvenile |
Ages 9-12 |
7/5/2008 Add | |||
| Martine said: Woodson develops a strong voice for these characters. I feel it could have been continued to a fourth act. The "spirit-colored" idea of race and Jesus was quite funny and Frannie came off as a gentle ...more tags: I read | |||||
| 621 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Fly Away Home (Paperback) Author: Eve Bunting Illustrator: Ronald Himler Publisher: Clarion Books |
Ages 4-8 |
11/28/2007 Add | |||
| Martine tagged as: Inspired me | |||||
| 172 Reviews | |||||
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Profile Comments
Comment by Tracy Grand on 11/27/2007 at 1:19 PM:
Hi Martine,
It is great to have you join our JF community!
Best, Tracy
Hi Martine,
It is great to have you join our JF community!
Best, Tracy
hey thanks for the comment- have you read sweet tea: black gay men of the south by e patrick johnson- if not check it out- it is amazing... i am actually meeting him next weekend for a book signing i put together for my job!