Reviews of books found at https://talesforallages.com/reviews-and-book-news/.
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
love story; tragedy; how to make your way in high school; loud cousins/siblings; (mirror: immigration: Haiti)
Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan
where chocolate comes from; survival; child slavery; one girl amongst boys; (mirror: Ivory Coast, Mali)
Dare to Disappoint by by Özge Samanci
autobiography; graphic novel by comic maker; parents’ expectations; finding one’s way & career. (mirror: Turkish)
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell
dancer; Beyonce of yesteryear; exuberance; poorest of the poor; sassy/cute; (mirror: African American /dancer)
Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
murder mystery; skeleton in closet; urban riots; historical fiction (mirror: bi-facial African American girl; Osage Indian boy)
Forest World by Margarita Engle
novel-in-verse; rainforest; eco-adventure; sibling story; immigration (mirror: Cuban)
Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
(mirror: middle child; adoption: being adopted, putting child up for adoption)
Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time by Tanya Lee Stone
girl power; club project; girl’s education; child marriage; slavery; sexual trafficking (mirror: girls)
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
sports: running/sprinting; Olympic aspirations; coach relationship; anger management (mirror: African American boy)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
love story; balancing neighborhood and school; telling truth vs. safety; police violence; Black Lives Matter (mirror: African American)
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
‘impossible’ love story; feeling different; new school, new start; making friends; LGBTQ; (mirror: transgender character)
A List of Cages by Robin Roe
foster siblings: keeping secrets; (mirror: ADHD)
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
revenge; novel-in-verse; gun; (mirror: African American)
Loving vs. Virginia: Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case by P. H. Powell
novel-in-verse; love story; civil rights (mirror: interracial relationship)
March: Books One, Two, Three by John Lewis et al.
graphic novel; trilogy; civil rights
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
sisterhood; first love; three generations; hyphenated identity; immigration; (mirror: Bengali/Indian and American and African American)