Jewish Holidays: A Brief Introductions for Christians by Kerry M. Olitzky
Jewish Holidays: A Brief Introduction for Christians by Kerry M. Olitzky My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is a really good overview of Jewish holidays for those that are curious about their origins and practices, particularly from a Christian context. If you are looking for a "how-to" this is … [Read more]
For Every One by Jason Reynolds
For Every One by Jason Reynolds My rating: 5 of 5 stars Written as a letter-in-verse, “For Everyone” is Jason Reynolds’s encouragement to keep pursuing your dreams. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book when I picked it up from the book store shelf. I enjoy Jason Reynolds’s writing so that … [Read more]
The Tiny Journalist by Naomi Shihab Nye
The Tiny Journalist by Naomi Shihab Nye My rating: 3 of 5 stars This collections of poems is centered on the conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians, specifically the coverage of Israeli violence in the West Bank as recorded by a young woman, Janna, on her phone and on social media. She’s … [Read more]
Honeybee: Poems and Short Prose by Naomi Shihab Nye
Honeybee: Poems and Short Prose by Naomi Shihab Nye My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve only read a few collections of poetry and this is one of the few I really liked. I rarely read poetry and when I do it’s usually individual poems and something I’m teaching. However, just like I tell my students, … [Read more]
The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson
cbr category time So this one was ordered from the library, from my decades long, very long list of Books To Order from the library, and hell if I know why. Usually I can see fifteen-years-younger me might have wanted to read it, but not this one. Because apocalyptic drama is not my thing, and … [Read more]
Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra
This book broke me (and my reading slump). And then the author's note broke me again. Plot: Ben is your typical rich cishet white dude from a family so rich they've been able to ignore the last century in civil rights advancements. Beatriz is a queer, Latinx woman with zero chill about systemic … [Read more]
