I am podcasting book reviews and recommendations for a more personal approach! Click the link below to see all the segments for my podcast titled, ‘It’s Lit- Book Talks!’ Books reviewed: Favorites Middle-Grade Non-Fiction Graphic Novels Young Adult Caribbean Inclusion Mystery/Thriller Romance Education-related
The initial reading of The Dialectic of Our America by Jose David Saldivar was helpful to understand and acknowledge the dialectic nature of historical narratives. His concerns for the American literary canon steps from a shortcoming of theoretical rigor, inauthenticity, and parochial vision. In “I Have,” he never heard of anyone being grateful for the… Read More How Latin American Literature Critiqued Western Culture
The power struggle in the education system is a constant form of social Darwinism.… Read More How Teachers Make Children Hate Reading: a Marxist Struggle
Whether you’re a veteran bibliophile, classroom teacher, or recent book lover, you should adopt many different genres and perspectives to diverse your book palate.… Read More Integrating Multicultural and Diverse Lit into your Bookshelf
Apart from taking summer classes, I have been able to get more reading done this summer. Quarantine brought a break and period of rest that I anticipated and always desired. Below are my non-class related reads. Read part one here. Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe Imagine having to move across… Read More 10 Quarantine Book Reviews part two: (spoiler-free)
Apart from taking summer classes, I have been able to get more reading done this summer. Quarantine brought a break and period of rest that I anticipated and always desired. Below are my non-class related reads. Divergent, Insurgent, and Four: The Transfer by Veronica Roth I have to be honest with you, this is not… Read More 10 Quarantine Book Reviews part one: (spoiler-free)
There were several sections that I found interesting about the Victorian Age. This period signifies the era of Queen Victoria’s reign. Some interesting areas of the period that stood out to me were the role of women; literacy, publication, and reading; short fiction and the novel; as well as poetry. These sections are memorable because… Read More Victorian Age and Literature
Below are my March reads!… Read More March Reads
I’m in an online book club via Instagram and Goodreads! It’s great for meeting other readers and discussing the chosen novel of the month! You can join by clicking either link! To start the year, we voted on The Study of Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro! What is this book about? Jamie, the great-grandson of Watson,… Read More The Study in Charlotte review QA
Madelyne Summers, one of those blonde cheerleaders that everyone fawns over, is one of the biggest comic geeks (sorry, nerd). No one knows this because she allows her passion to delve into comics during the summer. When the comic book cashier, Logan, finds out her secret and introduces her to other ‘nerdy’ things, will she continue denying eho she really is?… Read More The Summer I became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller