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Tag Archives: Jews
3 Ground-breaking LGBTQ Graphic Novels for Kids and Teens
I realize that I missed that halfway point of the#CybilsReadDown on May 15, but I thought I’d do a quick check-in while it’s still May. I started off with 13 books on my already-read, need to review pile, 12 books … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Challenges, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Realistic, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Asian-American, DHH, fiber, graphic novels, Jews, LGBTQ, stepfamilies
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Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
This is one that was on my want-to-read list this year, a fantasy from Kwame Alexander’s new imprint, Versify. Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack. Versify/HMH, 2019. 9780358006077 Anya’s is the only Jewish family in her little Russian village … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged dragons, Jews, Russia, Sofiya Pasternack, youth fantasy
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Reading Pair: the Calculating Stars and Hidden Figures
Here’s a nice pair of books, one fiction and one nonfiction, about the early history of the NACA and the beginnings of NASA. I found out about the first from a post on John Scalzi’s blog, and was delighted when … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Audiobook, Books, nonfiction, Print, Sci-Fi
Tagged African-American, alternate history, Jews, nonfiction, science fiction
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Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik.
This was one of my most anticipated titles for the year, which I realized rather belatedly I listened to over the summer and hadn’t yet reviewed. Though I started reading Naomi Novik back with His Majesty’s Dragon, I really loved … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Audiobook, Books, Fantasy
Tagged fairy tales, Fantasy, historical fantasy, Jews, rumpelstiltskin, Slavic
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