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Tag Archives: african american
Varian Johnson: Where Are All the Black Boys?
My friend the fabulous writer Varian Johnson posted this thoughtful essay on his blog and gave me permission to re-post it here. Where are all the black boys? Last week, author and librarian Betsy Bird posted this on Twitter: “At the risk of … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, black, diversity, middle grade books, race, Varian Johnson
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Something to Ponder: Review of Something Like Hope by Shawn Goodman
So, I received a book–that I’d requested–to review ages ago. And I took a very long time to read it, but still I didn’t review it. I’ve been thinking about this book for months now–generally a good sign, but I’m … Continue reading
