Book Reviews by Christina Matekel-Gibson

THEY CALL ME GUERO by David Bowles/DANCING HANDS by Margarita Engle
Twelve-year-old Guero (a lifelong nickname referring to his pale…

MEET YASMIN by Saadia Faruqi & Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed
Youth activist Marley Dias was inspired to begin her #1000BlackGirlBooks…

Mae Among the stars by Roda Ahmed & Look Up With Me: Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Life Among the Stars" by Jennifer Berne
The summer reading program is in full swing inside the library’s…

The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
As I mentioned in my most recent review, I challenged myself…

Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
This February, I challenged myself to read all of the Coretta…

Diverse Picture Books
I started this week’s review with another novel in mind,…

There, There by Tommy Orange
In “THERE, THERE,†by TOMMY ORANGE, 12 strangers…

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
Writing about social justice issues can be difficult when the…

Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz with Renee Watson
Before Betty Shabazz became an activist, educator, mother and…

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Aza Holmes is a little bit insufferable, but don’t we…