The Importance of Book Reviews By PJ LaRue When I searched the phrase "the importance of book reviews," several pages of blog posts were at my disposal. But here’s the catch, in most cases, the only people reading posts about the importance of book reviews are likely to be authors. It is not a subject that...
When I was growing up it was either black or white. I’m not sure if there was even authentic Mexican tacos. As far as I was concerned Chinese people only resided in Chinese restaurants or China. Which brings me to my first point, I vividly remember my first crush was a Chinese boy at a restaurant when I was 14 years old. He was the first Asian guy I’d ever seen.
Although I’m from a small town in Ohio, I was lucky because I lived in the city where whites and blacks were pretty integrated. But I didn’t care about that…I was fascinated by anyone that was different. Different defined as neither black nor white. As soon as the new girl moved into town from India I was in her face. I thought she was so pretty. Interestingly enough, her name was Preeti.
Everyone likes Justyce McAllister. He’s a straight A student headed to Harvard, has great friends, is always willing to help someone out who’s in need, but sometimes doing the right thing doesn’t always turn out the way we expect. After a helping his ex-girlfriend, who looks like she is white, when she’s in trouble, a police officer handcuffs him for attempted assault and keeps him on the ground until his parents and his friend’s father show up and convince the officer to let him go. This traumatic event causes Justyce to reevaluate everything he’s known, the way his friends speak, everything that’s wrong with the world.
Guest post from author, Dani Dixon
Intro from Becky
I love, love, LOVE adult coloring books. And I can tell you from personal experience that coloring books are indeed like potato chips-you can’t have just one. But I did noticed a lack of diverse topics when it came to adding a new book to my collection so imagine my excitement when I found Dani Dixon’s Five Nations Coloring Book announcement. Dani’s portfolio of work that includes diversity is impressive as well and I was thrilled when she said “yes” to my invitation to guest post here on MCBD. Enjoy!
Guest post from Bob Schroeder-LCBC Board of Directors – President Emeritus-Literacy Council of Benton County
The Literacy Council of Benton County in Arkansas
The Literacy Council of Benton County in Arkansas would like to invite everyone to help support our 11th Annual Scrabble Wars featuring an exclusive Scrabble tournament as well as a silent auction. Our group contains teachers, photographers, librarians, sports fans, clergy, philosophers, professors, lay scientists, theologians, scholars, history aficionados, businessmen, and voracious readers interested in a multitude of subjects, I know the bidding will be fierce.