Category: Pine Reads Review

Interview with Anika Denise

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Anika Aldamuy Denise is the author of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, a New England Book Awards finalist, Junior Library Guild selection, and Kids’ Indie Next List pick. Her

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All Things Publishing with Eric Smith

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One of the many reasons why I love the University of Arizona is that it has opened my eyes to all of the different realities of an English major after

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By Any Means Necessary | Candice Montgomery

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By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery Page Street Publishing Company, 2019, 320 pages Trigger warnings: Homophobia, police brutality About the Author: Candice Montgomery is an LA transplant now residing

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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré | Anika Aldamuy Denise

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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy DeniseIllustrated by Paola EscobarHarper Collins Publishing, 2019, 40 pages Trigger Warnings: death About the Author: Anika Aldamuy

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The 12 Rules of Survival | Episode 21: Fears

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Nicholas Belardes is a dual-ethnic Chicano writer. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in the YA-themed edition of The Latinx Archive: Speculative Fiction for Dreamers (Ohio State University Press),

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TUSD & Sex Education

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Sex education has become a hot topic in Southern Arizona, specifically in Tucson. A new program called the “Family Life Curriculum” has been brought to the attention of many students

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