• Lists

    Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Civil Rights

    AtoZ Letter C

    The letter of the day is “C”. I decided to take a quick look into Civil Rights. And before you say anything, I know you can’t really take a quick look at the Civil Rights Movement. And, people fight for civil rights throughout time and around the world. I chose…

  • Lifestyle

    It’s Never Too Early to Think About the Newbery Award

    In recent years, I’ve begun following the Newbery Award more closely.  It’s extremely interesting because the Newbery Committee does not provide the public with a short list of books that they are looking at for receiving the award, but there are plenty of blogs circling the blogosphere that offer their own opinions…

  • Reviews

    The Lions of Little Rock

    The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine is a story about two young girls growing up in the late 1950s during the time of the Little Rock Nine.  Marlee, a white girl, meets Liz on the first day of school and they become friends almost right away.  Liz is the…