Book Review
Silver Bounty
by Aleena Ortiz
Victoria McCombs’s fantasy novel "Silver Bounty" is a pirating adventure featuring impending doom and the allure of the sea. After losing many of their crew, Emme and Arn hand over the Royal Rose to Arn’s first mate, Ontario—much...
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Break Point
by Aleena Ortiz
Sheri Brenden’s "Break Point" covers the politics and legal moves involved in the creation of women’s athletics programs. Peggy Brenden and Toni St. Pierre were raised in an era when people believed that girls neither had the...
Book Review
Severed Roots
by Aleena Ortiz
In the dystopian novel "Severed Roots", people find solace in each other against an unforgiving world. In Nego Huzcotoq’s dystopian novel "Severed Roots", the ethics of marriage and gender equality are centered. Nick is inquisitive and...
Book Review
History According to SAT
by Aleena Ortiz
Elizabeth Breau’s historically astute text connects events in Europe’s and the US’s past to make them more understandable for students doing test preparation. Elizabeth Breau’s educational guide "History According to SAT" shares...
Book Review
Black, White, and RED All Over
by Aleena Ortiz
In the Christian novel "Black, White, and RED All Over", a small Southern town’s history of racism is exposed and troubled through. In Deeann D. Mathews’s Christian novel "Black, White, and RED All Over", racist law enforcement...
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Corky Tails: Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush
by Aleena Ortiz
In the picture book Sagebrush and the Never Summer Mountains, friends stand up to discrimination and ignorance while living in harmony with the natural world. The latest installment in the Corky Tails series, Joni Franks’s...
Book Review
The Canada Project
by Aleena Ortiz
In the thriller "The Canada Project", a careful, persistent reporter uncovers dangerous extremism in the oil industry. In Claudia Cattaneo’s heart-stopping thriller "The Canada Project", the interests of the press, the oil industry,...
Book Review
Transforming Disruption to Impact
by Aleena Ortiz
These sobering essays reveal how movements to address racial injustice and other inequities faltered during the pandemic era. The essays of "Transforming Disruption to Impact" concern the ripple effects of COVID-19 on volunteering and...