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june 2021

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This book is sheer perfection. What Are Your Words? is the perfect book for classrooms to teach about how to ask someone else’s pronouns, and it’s a beautiful guide to help those who have shifting pronouns to navigate those feelings. I really appreciate that both pronouns and other descriptors like “responsible”, “colorful”, and “loud” are folks’ words as well. Judith Heumann is a legend in activist scenes, particularly in the disabled community. I was so excited to find out that there would be a YA adaptation of her memoire, which focuses mostly on her role in the takeover of government buildings in multiple cities in order to demand accessibility measures be signed. She was part of an activist group that helped to stage a multi-week protest, the longest in United States history! The newest edition of the Words of Change series is out now, and just in time for Pride month! Fix is an incredibly powerful book. The reader is immediately drawn into Eve’s world as she heals from major spinal surgery to correct the extreme scoliosis that has impacted her life. Waking the Mountain follows a magical land that used to be lush and green, but isn’t any longer. Ethereal illustrations show a journey across many broken lands, and some humanoid figures that want to restore the landscape. Alright folks, we’re about halfway through our moving process right now, and I’m definitely identifying with these grumpy fairies today. This story is really humorous and the expressions on the grumpy fairies faces are hilarious and reminiscent of those days in the classroom where everyone is just cranky and nothing helps to cheer up anyone. Long Way Down is a poetic masterpiece. A teenager named Will witnesses his brother get shot in the street, and knows he must follow The Rules and seek revenge. The graphic novel is based on Jason Reynolds’ novel by the same name, but Danica Novgorodoff’s watercolor illustrations add a brilliance that must be experienced to understand. Like a Dandelion is such a sweet book, and follows a young child as she moves with her mother to a new place. Using the metaphor of a dandelion’s life cycle, the pair take root in a new place and begin to blossom in their new environment. The lyrical text flows and the illustrations show almost an entire year passing. The young girl bravely starts a new school, and begins to make friends. Soon, a new dandelion arrives and is spotted by her. We officially moved in!!