More Than a Hashtag | Value, Humanity, & Being ‘One of the Good Ones’

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for One of the Good Ones by Maika and Maritza Moulite!  “She was mine before she was anyone else’s. All mine. Partly mine. Now she belongs to

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Eyes That Kiss in the Corners | Joanna Ho

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Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho  Illustrated by Dung Ho HarperCollins, 2021, 40 Pages About the Author: “Joanna Ho is the author of Eyes that Kiss in

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The Magic in Verse Writing | Reacting to ‘Chlorine Sky’ by Mahogany L. Browne

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne; content warnings for the novel itself include a discussion of sexual assault, colorism, absent parent, mentions of drug usage, and violence. 

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Manañaland & Esperanza Rising | Femicide, Female Trauma, & Seeking a Better Tomorrow

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Esperanza Rising and Manañaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan, as well as a discussion of gender-based violence, domestic abuse, and sexual abuse.  Pam Muñoz Ryan’s impact spans

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Interview with Trung Le Nguyen

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Spoiler alerts ahead for The Magic Fish! About the Author: “Trung Le Nguyen, also known as Trungles, is a Vietnamese-American comic book artist and storyteller from Minnesota. He was born in

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Boxed In | The Criminalization of Black Boys In and Out of Punching the Air

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Warning: This blog contains spoilers for Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam “Maybe jail is America.” —Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam Many people

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