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Tag Archives: New York City
Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older
Kids riding dinosaurs in New York City! Does it get more fun? Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older. Arthur A. Levine Books, Scholastic, 2018. It’s 1863 in New York City – the middle of the Civil War. Magdalys Roca, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged #OwnVoices, African-American, Civil War, dinosaurs, diversity, Latino/a, New York City, youth fantasy
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Labyrinth Lost
A Brooklyn teen must come to terms with her inherited bruja powers in this Cybils young adult speculative fiction finalist. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged contemporary fantasy, Cybils, Latino/a, New York City, teen fantasy
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Towers Falling
I was interested to see what the author of Cybils finalist Bayou Magic would do with the topic of September 11, just recently far enough in the past for students to need to learn about it in school. Towers Falling … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged #ReadDiverse2017, African-American, diversity, history, Muslim, New York City, realistic fiction, youth fiction
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