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Guest post by Rae Chesny Not nearly enough people in this world are aware of who Zora Neale Hurston was. Zora was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoos. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, […]
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When the AP Team was first approached to review Esra Banguoglu Ogut\’s new book, Money Does Grow on Trees, the first thought that popped into all our minds was the childhood adage that was uttered (at some point or another) by pretty close to every parent. \”Money doesn\’t grow on trees.\” Which, as we all
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We make choices that are correct for ourselves and what our bodies need, instead of trying out the latest fad, method, diet, etc. All of those things exist outside of us. Inside of us is where the jewels lie, the gold nuggets to our healing.~Valarie Budayr Thrive means to prosper, be fortunate or successful,
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Ah, summer. Everyone has been looking forward to sun, fun, and a much slower pace. As the world slowly begins to get a handle on COVID-19 and travel begins to open up, even more readers are on the hunt for books that are not only enjoyable to read but also easy to bring with them
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Parents of teens in competitive youth sports have been in a holding pattern for many months, but as Spring 2021 arrives, so does a level of normalcy for athletes. Now that things are slowly shifting back to pre-COVID-19 times, student-athletes are revisiting their plan to fund college through a full-ride sports scholarship. But this is
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Since today (January 16th) is Appreciate a Dragon Day, I feel perfectly fine with continuing my sharing of awesome dragon-y books for young readers. So today, let’s explore one of my favorite dragon-ish books that happens to be an extraordinary journey of myth, magic, and mystery. The book is Here, There Be Dragons. The Imaginarium Geographica…
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This month I am revisiting some of my favorite family reads surrounding Native American Heritage Month. Many of these books were published a handful of years ago, but as such high quality, they deserve to remain on parents, educators, caregivers, and librarians radar. One such book is a Creek Indian tale called, The Otter, the Spotted
As a mom, dedicated kidlit reader, author, and co-founder of the non-profit Multicultural Children\’s Book Day, Mia Wenjen is extremely busy. Her days are filled with mothering, running her popular blog, Pragmaticmom, and plotting her next book. To date, Mia is the author of Sumo Joe, a picture book published in 2019 by Lee &
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Reading and play are both essential parts of childhood. They are activities which every child needs and has a right to. Young children need to have time for unstructured play; play where they can pretend to be whatever they want without input from adults. Despite the fact that our lives are incredibly hectic and full,
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Hannah Rials has been part of the Audrey Press family for as long as we can remember. Formerly an intern, young Miss Hannah blessed us all with her debut and smash hit YA thriller book, Ascension at the ripe-old-age of…NINETEEN. This young woman is not only full of incredible writing talent, she is full of
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