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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Xenophobia
I tried and tried to think of an “X” word that promoted positivity and diversity, but the only word I could come up with was xenophobia or the fear of strangers. Many people automatically think of the Jewish Holocaust, but sadly genocide has occurred in many other locations against many…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Vegetarian & Vegan Characters
A group of characters you don’t often read about in middle grade and young adult books are vegan and vegetarian characters. As I’ve stated over and over again this month, diversity is about more than just race and it’s so important for all different types of kids to get the…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Universal Stories
As I get closer and closer to the end of the alphabet it’s getting a little harder to figure out themes for some of the more difficult letters. For the Letter “U” I chose to highlight universal stories. In other words, titles that I didn’t get to add to other…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Trans Characters
Although I included trans characters on my Queer Book List earlier this month. I felt that I should highlight more titles with trans characters for the Letter “T” today. So here are twelve middle grade and young adult titles. And I know there are a lot of white characters in…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Teachers
I’m featuring trans characters later today, but I also wanted to share a few titles that focus on how much influence teachers have on the kids they encounter every day. Check out these fun middle grade titles! Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea Booked by Kwame Alexander Ghost by…
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Top Ten Tuesday: First 10 Books I Reviewed
I started blogging in 2011 and if I’m being completely honest, was not very good at it. I’ve learned a lot since then, but that being said, I thought it’d be fun to go back and see what I was reading and reviewing eight years ago! Moon Over Manifest by…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/21/19
Last Week I think I’ve finally come out of my reading rut! I read three middle grade ARCs this week amidst construction going on at my house, a crazy week of work (full moon), and the holiday weekend. I probably could have used another novel’s worth of time reading, but…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Refugee Experience
Refugees coming to America has been a hotly debated topic for decades. An experience that some people can barely fathom as families flee violence, hardship, gangs, war, famine, and persecution searching for a better life. These are just a few titles that speak to that experience whether through historical fiction,…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Poverty
Poverty, like all aspects of a person’s life can look very differently. I hope these nine middle grade and young adults titles will provide even just the smallest peek into what it can be like for kids and teens experiencing poverty. You can also take a look at my Diverse…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – OCD
There are a number of middle grade and young adult titles that tackle characters with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). I personally know a few people with OCD and their symptoms are very different from each other. And just like the people I know, the characters with OCD in these books…
