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Audience: Ages 7-10 years Review by Julie Loop (she/they) Graduate Student at Kent State University An eye opening and inspiring book, How do you spell unfair?: MacNolia Cox and Read more
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Reinberger Reviews: Phenomenal AOC: The Roots and Rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
An inspirational narrative for all, Phenomenal AOC is a picturebook about how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman in Congress. Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Bronx to working-class parents who Read more
Reinberger Reviews: Cut! How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation
Audience: 4-8 years old Review by Nica-Emmanuel Delgado (They/Them) Undergraduate Student at Kent State University A beautifully crafted biography, Cut! Shines a light on a little-known woman in the filmmaking Read more
Reinberger Review: To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights
Ages 4-8 Review by Nica-Emmanuel Delgado (They/Them) Undergraduate Student at Kent State University “Space: the final frontier.” The iconic opening line of the original Star Trek series, a revolutionary Read more
Reinberger Reviews: True You: A Gender Journey
Audience: Ages 4-8 Review by Emily Bennett (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool As it is becoming more common for kids to explore their gender identity and have the Read more
Reinberger Review: Dancing Hands
Audience: Grades PreK-3 Review by Kayla Hlad (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool This biographical picturebook is a celebration of Teresa Carreño’s early triumphant musical journey and reads as Read more
Reinberger Review: Under the Royal Palms
Audience: Grades 4-7 Review by Julia Stone (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool Under the Royal Palms is an award-winning collection of autobiographical stories by Alma Flor Ada. Read more
Reinberger Review: Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
Audience – Teens Grades 9+ Review by Kayla Hlad (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool Nikki Grimes employs poetry to piece together her childhood memories into a narrative burdened Read more
Reinberger Review: Dark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson’s Journey to the Stars
Audience: 5-8 years Review by Sarah Bihn (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool Gary Golio and E. B. Lewis bring the story of blues musician Blind Willie Johnson to Read more
Martina & Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports
Reinberger Review Not just for sports fans! Phil Bildner’s storytelling genius pulls the reader in with a riveting rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Bildner doesn’t overload the reader with Read more