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Pride and Reading

What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns by Katherine Locke

Prince & Knight: Tale of the Shadow King by Daniel Haack

Julián at the Wedding (Julián, #2) by Jessica Love

May 27, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Pride Month is right around the corner. And thought I could easily write 250 words for each of the below picture book, I like have this longer collection as each one touches on a different aspect of pride and the GLBTQ+ community. Both for the picture book crowd (with some exceptions) and adults, these are books that should be put on your radar and TBR lists.   What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns by Katherine Locke and Anne Passchier (illustrations): This is a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: Anne Passchier, Daniel Haack, family and friendship, Gender nonconformity, glbtq, Hispanic & Latino, Jessica Love, katherine locke, pronouns, Social Themes, Stevie Lewis, weddings, words

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:152 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: Anne Passchier, Daniel Haack, family and friendship, Gender nonconformity, glbtq, Hispanic & Latino, Jessica Love, katherine locke, pronouns, Social Themes, Stevie Lewis, weddings, words ·
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A delightful YA Jewish short story collection

It's a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories by Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman

January 3, 2021 by bonnie Leave a Comment

What does it mean to be Jewish? I have never contemplated this question, because I am not Jewish. But I am trying to read about diverse faiths and cultural perspectives, particularly when they intersect with other identities. It’s a Whole Spiel caught my eye at my library (which is now open for limited in-person browsing, thank goodness!), and I was happy to devour it over this weekend. This anthology of short stories features all kinds of Jewish voices and perspectives, from people who are culturally […]

Filed Under: Short Stories, Young Adult Tagged With: bonnie, faith, katherine locke, Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman, laura silverman, short stories, Young Adult

bonnie's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: bonnie, faith, katherine locke, Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman, laura silverman, short stories, Young Adult ·
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