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“An Indigenous family stays vigilant against reshaped cruelties in Hunting by Stars, a breathtaking dystopian novel about prejudice and persistence.”
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Janisse Ray’s memoir in essays, "Wild Spectacle", centers the role of the wilderness in her life. Throughout the years, Ray has turned to nature in the pursuit of self-discovery, clarity, and adventure. These essays focus on her...
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The 2014 Crimean war becomes the backdrop of a more personal drama in Kalani Pickhart’s novel "I Will Die in a Foreign Land". In late 2013, Ukraine explodes into political violence, which is made worse when Russia annexes the Crimean...
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Indigenous populations are targeted by wanton forces in Cherie Dimaline’s startling dystopian novel "Hunting by Stars". In the desolate near future, people are unable to dream. It’s a fatal condition that only Indigenous people seem...
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by Rachel Jagareski
Cross this grand land of ours and you’ll scarcely find a more culturally rich region than South Carolina—with its strong African and Caribbean influences, bountiful coastal waters, and three hundred-plus years of adventurous cooking...
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by Barbara Hodge
The Almost Queen / Alys Murray / Sword & Silk Books / Softcover $12.99 (270pp) / 978-1-73643-004-0 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / The fantasy novel The Almost Queen begins in the aftermath of eight years of war, when...
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A boy takes a dog for a walk through magical realms in this wordless seek-and-find book. The illustrations are an intricate delight for both children and their helpers, while finding the boy—in his red baseball cap—and his fluffy...
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by Meg Nola
Look back over the past twenty five years or so and put your finger on some of the ways society has changed for the better. LGBTQ+ rights, for example. Would you have guessed that gay marriage would be overwhelmingly accepted now, when...
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by Barbara Hodge
The Undercover Book List / Colleen Nelson / Pajama Press / Hardcover $17.95 (264pp) / 978-1-77278-187-8 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / In The Undercover Book List, two twelve-year-olds forge a friendship based on their...
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