Book Reviews by Christina Matekel-Gibson

THEY CALL ME GUERO by David Bowles/DANCING HANDS by Margarita Engle

October 6, 2019

Twelve-year-old Guero (a lifelong nickname referring to his pale…

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MEET YASMIN by Saadia Faruqi & Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed

August 12, 2019

Youth activist Marley Dias was inspired to begin her #1000BlackGirlBooks…

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Mae Among the stars by Roda Ahmed & Look Up With Me: Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Life Among the Stars" by Jennifer Berne

July 2, 2019

The summer reading program is in full swing inside the library’s…

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The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

May 10, 2019

As I mentioned in my most recent review, I challenged myself…

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Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome

March 20, 2019

This February, I challenged myself to read all of the Coretta…

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Diverse Picture Books

September 20, 2018

I started this weekâ€™s review with another novel in mind,…

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There, There by Tommy Orange

July 20, 2018

In â€œTHERE, THERE,â€ by TOMMY ORANGE, 12 strangers…

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Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

March 28, 2018

Writing about social justice issues can be difficult when the…

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Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz with Renee Watson

March 15, 2018

Before Betty Shabazz became an activist, educator, mother and…

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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

January 12, 2018

Aza Holmes is a little bit insufferable, but donâ€™t we…

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