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It’s deeply personal for me that kids feel seen and connected. Books and schools are lifelines, and both failed me as a boy. Many still fail kids.
My dad understood the vast wealth that existed in those books and that library cards provided us with a share of that wealth.
When does protecting children do more harm than good? If I’d understood those times better, maybe I’d be better prepared for these, and so would my children.
I’m in the middle of two books right now (1; 2) but there are still August releases I’m looking forward to read this month.
Regardless of what words are used to describe literature that embraces white and BIPOC lives as well as those who have disabilities or are LGBTQIA+, regardless the words that are banned to describe these marginalizations, people who are really doing the work and not just following a trend, will continue to find ways to get it done.
For many of us, ALA Annual is a place, both physical and social, where we come for a particular experience. To move foreward, we have to consider how did this place get to be what it is? And, what dominant forces are maintained here?
I only learn the queer history when I read books by LGBTQIA+ people. I read so I can know
I’ve created a Literary Gomoku for the AAPI Book Challenge by adapting a traditional game board. Your goal is to read five books in a row – horizontally, vertically, or diagonally or you could choose to complete the five corners.
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