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Quick Look: "Analog Poet Blues" by Yeva Johnson
Analog Poet Blues is a poetry chapbook exploring connection in the digital age. Yeva Johnson expresses how loneliness and community are byproducts of a tech driven world. Recurring themes include the search for love and navigating queer love, finding one's voice, building a community, and uncovering self through the process.

Meg Pierce
Oct 73 min read


Quick Look: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Josh and his twin brother Jordan love the game of basketball and they're good at it, which isn't surprising since their dad is a retired pro player. Unfortunately, when Jordan falls for a girl at school, Josh starts to feel like the third wheel and he doesn't handle it well.

Meg Pierce
Sep 293 min read


Quick Look: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Arnold Spirit, who is known on the Reservation as Junior, decides to attend high school at the wealthier white school about 22 miles away from home. While many people on the Spokane Indian Reservation, including his best friend Rowdy see it as a betrayal, his older sister finds his courage to leave the Res an inspiration.

Meg Pierce
Sep 193 min read


Quick Look: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry tells the story of Cassie Logan and her family fighting for their land and dignity in the Jim Crow South. Cassie and her three brothers - Stacey, Christopher-John and Little Man - were raised to take pride in themselves, their families and education - so its a culture shock for them to go out into the world and discover that they're treated as less than because of their race. They don't take the ill-treatment quietly however...

Meg Pierce
Sep 184 min read


Quick Look: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing follows the story of two half-sisters and their descendants from the Gold Coast (Ghana) from the beginning of British colonialism and the slave trade to modern day. In Ghana, the protagonists hover on the edges of a family involved in the slave trade, while across the Atlantic their family members experience slavery and discrimination in a myriad of forms. Spanning a large breadth of human experiences, the characters retain a strong sense of themselves while facing

Meg Pierce
Sep 172 min read
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