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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Gay & Lesbian Characters in YA
Just like the middle grade list posted earlier today I wanted to focus on YA books with characters that identify as gay or lesbian. Not all the books will feature protagonists that identify as gay or lesbian, but as with each book list, I want to provide a wide range…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Gay & Lesbian Characters in MG
Because the LBTQIA experience encompasses so much, I wanted to be able to focus on pulling out different parts to fit into the alphabet challenge. So for today’s letter – “G” I’m focusing on gay and lesbian characters. Not all the books will feature protagonists that identify as gay or…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/8/19
Last Week I don’t know what happened, but I haven’t read a lot this past week. I’m still working my way through The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon. Like most professional resources, it’s taking me a little longer…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Foster Care
Today completes the first week of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. So far I’ve created 11 book lists and am looking forward to creating a lot more throughout the month. Today’s focus is on the letter “F” and so I thought the best choice would be to offer…
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The False Prince
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Ethnic Diversity
Some letters are just a whole lot easier than others during this challenge. For the letter “E” I decided to go with Ethnic Diversity focusing on titles with large, diverse casts of characters. Many of these titles are written from multiple perspectives making them really interesting to read. There are…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Depression
According to the World Health Organization 300 million people around the world suffer from depression. That means that many kids and teens either know a family member with depression or are suffering from depression themselves. As usual everyone has a different experience with depression, often paired with other mental illness,…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Dyslexia
Books about dyslexia are kind of ironic, really. Kids who have difficulty reading may or may not be reading books that show characters that struggle like they do. Thankfully, with the advent of eReaders, reading is much easier with the option of a dyslexic font that makes reading easier. These…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Caribbean Characters
During the month we’ll be virtually traveling around the globe to celebrate characters from far off places. Today we’re visiting the beautiful island nations of the Caribbean. As with any list, I’ll never be able to share titles from every country or share every individual’s experience. But, I hope you…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Civil Rights
The letter of the day is “C”. I decided to take a quick look into Civil Rights. And before you say anything, I know you can’t really take a quick look at the Civil Rights Movement. And, people fight for civil rights throughout time and around the world. I chose…
