Anti-Racism Books for Teens
Amanda This is a post that I’ve been meaning to write for awhile, but wanted to do a bit more research first. But here we are! In honor of Martin Luther…
Social Justice
YA Authors for Black History Month
In light of things happening in the publishing world, I figured now is the perfect time for a Black History Month post! The Lee and Low Blog recently released their…
2020 Books for Transgender Awareness Week
Transgender Awareness Week happens every year from November 13 to 19. So, I’m a day late, but oh well. 2020 is going to be a great year for LGBTQ releases…
Banned Books Week 2019
Yesterday was the start of Banned Books Week, a week long celebration sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) every year. Usually, I like to plan my Instagram posts around…
Read to Resist: Suicide Awareness
It’s been awhile since I did a Read to Resist post, but it’s back for Suicide Awarness Month! Or week. One of the two. I know I did a post…
Read to Resist: Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health America celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month every May. Since 1949, their goal is to reach people and increase positive portrayals of mental health. They work to provide tools…
Autism Awareness Month: Book Recs
For those of you that don’t know, it’s Autism Awareness Month! In all honesty, I probably should have made my Read to Resist post about this instead of sexual assault.…
Read to Resist: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Since April is officially Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I decided to make that my focus. I have done this topic before (oops), but this month was a struggle. Topics weren’t…
Censorship in YA
One of the things I was thinking about the other day was censorship in YA. As some of you know, I’ve just started taking classes to obtain my library science…
Read to Resist: Female Heroes
With the recent release (and success) of Captain Marvel, today we’re going to celebrate female heroes! Though the Marvel Cinematic University (MCU) has lacked in female leads, this doesn’t mean…