In Black Brother, Black Brother, Rhodes looks at colorism, prejudice in schooling systems against people of color, and whitewashing in history all in a brilliant sports narrative. After being falsely accused of disrupting class at his private school and then arrested for being angry that no one would listen to him, Donte is encouraged to …
September Roses by Jeanette Winter Fireboat by Maira Kalman I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 by Lauren Tarshis Nine, Ten by Nora Raleigh Baskin Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer “It had never occurred to me before, but everything in New York is built upon another …
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, the regional trade association for independent bookstores, just concluded its annual fall trade show this week. This means that the PNBA Board of Directors gathered, and when that happens, there’s a tradition of going around the room to introduce ourselves and something we’ve read lately. Below are the books that …
