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January 21, 2021 Feature / Guest Blogs / Reviews

Guest Blog: This Book Will Inspire Young Readers To Confidently Share Their Ideas

Note from Elena Reads: I’m excited that another one of my best friends is doing a guest review for my

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January 18, 2021 Feature / Reviews

Review: I Am Martin Luther King, Jr. Shows You Are Never Too Young To Change The World

Written in first-person, with accompanying comic-style pictures, I Am Martin Luther King, Jr. by Brad Meltzer will teach young kids

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January 14, 2021 Feature / Reviews

Review: Half-Chinese, Half-Jewish Protagonist Questions Meaning Behind “All-American Girl”

Lauren and her best friend since forever, Tara, are inseparable. They do everything together, yet somehow Tara is always the

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January 7, 2021 Feature / Reviews

Review: Mexican WhiteBoy Discovers His Voice In Story About Biracial Identity

Danny is a crayon in a pencil box. Everywhere he goes, he never seems to fit in. In San Diego,

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January 4, 2021 Feature / Reviews

Review: Masai And I Encourages Kids To Learn About Their Family History

I am Black and Filipino, and my ancestors came from Africa and Asia. I have always wondered what it would

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December 29, 2020 Feature / Reviews

Review: Every Soul A Star Focuses On Friendships And Identity

Three souls are brought together under one moon to witness something unforgettable. The strangers soon become unlikely friends. In Wendy

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December 21, 2020 Feature / Reviews

Review: Count Me In Tells America Everyone Belongs

Karina Chopra is American. So is her friend Chris, her mom and dad, and her grandfather who she calls Papa.

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December 7, 2020 Feature / Reviews

Review: El Deafo Proves Differences Are Superpowers

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s El Deafo – a superhero who can hear her teachers everywhere they go

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November 6, 2020 Feature / Reviews

Review: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Is A Compelling Must-Read

The beginning of this compelling story immediately hooked me in. It starts with the narrator describing how her dead sister

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November 3, 2020 Feature / Reviews

Review: We The Kids Illustrates The Meaning Of The Constitution

Some kids don’t understand the Constitution of the United States, or why we need one. Some kids hate having to memorize

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