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Review: Coming Of Age Is Overflowing With Jewish Pride, Focuses On Mitzvah Celebrations

In recent years, bar and bat mitzvahs have looked different. Some have been virtual, others have been mask-mandated, but the

Andrea Davis Pinkney is known for breathtaking historical fiction stories. One of them happens to be Loretta Little Looks Back:

I read books with strong girl characters all the time, but during March I challenge myself to learn more about

Note From Elena Reads: My cousin, Jada J., previously wrote a guest review about Chef Roi And The Street Food

This National Jewish Book Award finalist, The Singer And The Scientist, by Lisa Rose, is a wonderful book highlighting the

All the presidents we’ve had in our country have been white except for one – Barack Obama, the first Black

Note from Elena Reads: It has been almost a year since my brother wrote his first guest review, so I

Students at a nearby high school recently went on a protest after a white guest teacher made a racist comment

George Washington Carver, otherwise known as the “Peanut Man,” grew up with the mindset that he should learn as much

That They Lived: African-Americans Who Changed The World is a unique way to learn about important trailblazers in our history.