Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself | Mathew Gray Gubler

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Random House Books for Young Readers, 2019, 136 pages Trigger Warnings: Freak flags flying About the Author: Matthew Gray Gubler—best known for his role as criminal profiler Dr. Spencer Reid

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Keeping up with the Kids: Navigating the Minefield of Diversity in Children’s Literature Pt. 1

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Part 1 There is no doubt that children’s literature has grown to enormous proportions in the world of popular fiction, especially with the Young Adult craze that has exploded over

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MGM: Endling: The First | Katherine Applegate

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Endling: The First by Katherine Applegate Harper Collins, 2019, 383 pages About the Author: Katherine Applegate is the author of The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal

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Falling in Love with Middle Grade Books

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I’m not sure how or why, but I didn’t read many middle grade novels between the ages of eight and twelve—the target age range for these books. I started out

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Luna Fest | By, For, and About Women

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Luna fest is a short film festival that focuses on empowering women. Women in the film industry have had typical roles within Hollywood such as the model, the insufferable one,

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Incarceration in YA

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Prisons throughout history have been used to legally punish those who have committed a crime. When you think about prison your mind goes to a number of things such as

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