In Bois Sauvage, Misissippi, a rough, rural town in the heart of the south, an African American family endures, both individually and as a collective unit. Esch, a teenager and the only girl of a male dominated household including her father and three brothers, tells the story of her family and the days leading up […]
Because this is the first challenge I’ve ever facilitated (and I don’t know what I’m doing), I’m going to dub this challenge “The Free For All.” Basically, I’m giving a plethora of options (50 in total) for participants to choose from and you’re only required to select three of the book descriptions. Individual books might fall into […]
Simon Spier is your average high school junior, living in the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia. He has tons of friends and acquaintances, he’s close to his loving and somewhat overbearing family and he’s getting ready to partake in the drama club’s production of Oliver (though his part is miniscule at best, the social scene of […]
Pival Sengupta finds herself in limbo. Once a meek Indian wife who never ventured outside of the bounds of Kolkata, she is now newly widowed and viewing her life without her husband in a very different and somewhat daring light. After the disownment and apparent death of her son, (as reported by her husband and […]
I have always been a fan of the creepy. In fourth and fifth grade, I absolutely devoured the Goosebumps series and was a big fan of Are You Afraid of the Dark? on Nickelodeon. Few things have changed over the years; If anything, my palette for the inexplicably weird and grotesque has broadened. Shockingly, it’s […]
Claudia Coleman and Monday Charles are two 13-year old girls living in Southeastern Washington D.C.; a tough area where eviction is rampantly taking place and the youths of the area are doing their best to find opportunity for betterment. The two girls couldn’t come from more different households; Claudia comes from a loving, stable and […]
As a teacher, I’m always drawn to YA books that follow an underdog. Whether it be a nerdy, gamer kid who shies away from making friends in the real world or a seemingly well-adjusted teenager, going through an internal struggle while appearing fine to the outside world. In this particular book, the underdog is a […]