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Review: WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?
WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? (2015) is a love letter to all Nina Simone accomplished and all she wanted to be and all she had to leave to the side. It also lifts the veil of idolatry that so many mythic … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Civil Rights, documentary, music, Netflix, Nina Simone, review, What Happened Miss Simone, What to Watch
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Review: WHEN THEY SEE US (2019)
The limited Netflix series about the Central Park Five, WHEN THEY SEE US, is harrowing to watch, and infuriating to contemplate. To be honest, I felt sick to my stomach and had to stop watching several times; I even considered … Continue reading
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Tagged Ava DuVernay, Central Park Five, justice, Korey Wise Innocence Project, Netflix, When They See Us
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Review: FINE by Rhea Ewing
As a comic about gender, Rhea Ewing’s FINE is pretty close to perfect. It is organized by topic, and the content is a collection of nuggets found in more than 50 interviews Ewing conducted over a decade. With painful and … Continue reading
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Tagged comic, FINE, Gender, Identity, LGBTQ representation, Rhea Ewing, Transgender
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Review: Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night? by Steven J. Simmons
This lovely picture book will satisfy curiosity about what some of the most familiar animals do at night, making it a wonderful bedtime read! WHERE DO CREATURES SLEEP AT NIGHT? by Steven J. Simmons is a rhyming collection of vignettes that provides … Continue reading
Review: ALLERGIC by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter
ALLERGIC by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter is a graphic novel that addresses allergies to animals, and so much more. Maggie, the main character, is feeling alone at home and at school. Her parents are preparing for a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergic, allergies, Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter, middle grade, pets
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Review: ALL BECAUSE YOU MATTER by Tami Charles
“They say that matter is all things that make up the universe: energy, stars, space…If that’s the case, then you, dear child, matter.” I’m not embarrassed to admit that the first line of ALL BECAUSE YOU MATTER by Tami Charles brought … Continue reading
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Tagged All Because You Matter, Black Lives Matter, Bryan Collier, picture book, Tami Charles
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Review: Swimming with Sharks (Wild Survival)
SWIMMING WITH SHARKS by Melissa Cristina Márquez is the #2 book in the Wild Survival series. As a stand alone story, readers do not need to have read the first book to enjoy this adventure. The Villalobos family has a … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, Melissa Cristina Márquez, middle grade, review, Swimming with Sharks, Wild Survival
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