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Review: The Empress and the Silkworm Is Legend of How Silk Was Discovered

I recently read a book called The Empress and the Silkworm, written and illustrated by Lily Toy Hong. It is a

Every summer I go to a writing camp to learn more and more about writing. Last week, I attended Creative

I read this book about slavery and the end of slavery called Juneteenth, by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Drew Nelson.

For Father’s Day, I’m reviewing a book called My Daddy Loves Me, by Mama, Baba, and Sekou Afrika. It is

I read The Case For Loving: The Fight For Interracial Marriage, by Selina Alko. It is about the right to

I went to Printer’s Row Lit Fest in Chicago today. The event is the Midwest’s Largest Literary Festival. There were lots

Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah is about an African boy who was born with only one

My school spent an entire month raising awareness about autism for Autism Awareness Month. Every Friday in April we wore

Christian Robinson is the illustrator of lots of children’s books including the award-winning Last Stop on Market Street, The Smallest Girl

This book caught my attention because the girl and boy on the cover look like me and my cousin Cleo.