Before she was Betty X and before she was Dr. Betty Shabazz she was just Betty. A girl who lost her beloved aunt. A girl who had to move to Detroit to live with a mother and family she did not know. A girl who had to deal with the life of a black girl in the 1940s. Loosely based on the life of Betty Shabazz, her daughter Ilyasah Shabazz (with the help of Renée Watson) gives you a peak at the events that would […]
Adelaide’s Secret World
I would give this a five but I’m not sure of the text. There is something about the story that I am not sure of. The only way to understand is to read it yourself. I could tell you all day what is happening, but that does not do it justice. Is it too preachy? No, but there is a message the author wants you to know. Is it too sad? No, but even the ending is not completely “happy-happy.” The tone is somber. I […]
A Girl Named Mister
Nikki Grimes is a great prose-poet for young adults. Unfortunately, A Girl named Mister, did not make me think “This is my favorite book!” Had I read it when it first came out, maybe I would have enjoyed it more. I feel others have done the theme better (fourteen-year-old girl falls in love, has sex, gets pregnant). The ending is slightly unique with the reader thinking Mister will give her baby up, yet, due to conflicting emotions, will she? The fact (spoiler) the mother of […]
Poppy, Buttercup, Bluebell, and Dandy
A group of young wildflowers on skateboards and scooters zoom around the pages of Poppy, Buttercup, Bluebell, and Dandy by Fiona Woodcock. They leave seeds all over to create color and life where there was only gray before. Poppy, Buttercup, Bluebell, and Dandy (the names of our heroines) is a straight forward story about conservation and making your world beautiful by going out and doing instead of just standing by. The watercolor-like illustrations keep with the lightheartedness of the text. This allows the deeper meaning […]
Swimming with Sharks
One word: WOW. Okay, two more words: Wow! Wow! This book is interesting for two main reasons, it brings science to the public without getting too technical and it is giving you a look at a woman (Eugenie Clark) who did not just do well in a “man’s world” but excelled. The afterwards tells of Clark in more detail. Such as, yes, you realize right off when you see “woman” and “science” you know she will face discrimination. As soon as you see when she […]
Mama Africa!
I have enjoyed the few things I have read by Kathryn Erskine. And Mama Africa does not disappoint either. Who was Miriam Makeba? Probably few people can answer that. I know I could not before reading Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song. She was a singer who was like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald and sang protest songs. She was a woman like Nelson Mandela and helped lead her people to freedom. She was a fighter. She was an activist. She […]
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