Category Archives: Multicultural
Adult Books for Teens: “Between the World and Me”
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates “This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.” Often books have an opening sentence–or … Continue reading
Posted in Biography/Memoir, Grief, Human Rights Issues, Multicultural, Non-fiction
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Adult Books for Teens: “The Meursault Investigation”
The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud Many teens read Albert Camus’s The Stranger in high school. From what they tell me, it’s a book they like. Algerian journalist Kamel Daoud has given us Albert Camus’s The Stranger from the … Continue reading
Nonfiction: “The Warmth of Other Suns”
Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson While I found The Warmth of Other Suns enlightening in many ways, I was truly astonished by the revelation that African Americans leaving the South during the early years of the Great … Continue reading
Nonfiction: “The Half has Never been Told”
The Half has Never been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist I was fascinated by Baptist’s argument that an important foundation of American capitalism, and an essential element in the economic success … Continue reading
“Criminal”
Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy Nikki is absolutely crazy for her boyfriend Dee. Though he often seems distant, she rationalizes his behavior. After all, among his many tattoos is the one she is can’t help bringing her lips to–N–for … Continue reading
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Mature Readers, Multicultural, Young Adult Literature
Tagged book reviews, child-parent relationships, Criminal, criminals, drug addiction, family problems, friendship, gangs, hi-low reading, murder, parent-teen relationships, reluctant readers, Teen Issues, Terra Elan McVoy, YA fiction, YA literature
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“Kendra”
Kendra by Coe Booth Kendra is tired of her Nana’s constrictive rules about the way she dresses and whether she can talk to boys. Her Nana is tired of having to take care of Kendra and hopes to avoid … Continue reading
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Mature Readers, Multicultural, Read 180, Romance, Young Adult Literature
Tagged African Americans, book reviews, child-parent relationships, Coe Booth, family problems, hi-low reading, Kendra, New York City, parent-teen relationships, Read 180, romance, teen fathers, teen mothers, teen pregnancy, the Bronx, urban teens
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