Tag: world issues
In a time of great social and political rifts in America, the lessons that books can teach us have never been more important. By exploring difficult topics in great …
New Zealand authors Adam Reynolds and Chaz Harris bring us Promised Land, the story of a Prince and farmhand that fall in love. Money was raised through Kickstarter in …
In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that a woman’s privacy rights are “broad enough to encompass the right to terminate her pregnancy.” Now, despite the decades …
Caitlin Stiles
February 12, 2017
African American, Autobiography, Book News, Comics and Graphic Novels, History, Human Interest, Libraries, Literary Fiction, Memoir, News, Non-Fiction, Politics, Young Adult
U.S. Representative John Lewis has made his rounds in the news lately. His feud with Trump, as well as Trump’s ill-timed and placed remarks, have exploded on Twitter and …
In the ten days since the Trump administration officially took charge, there have already been numerous incidents eliciting strong backlash from Americans. On January 21st, the day after Trump’s …
January 11th is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. In light of this serious topic, here are seven books to read for an understanding of what Human Trafficking is, and …
The crisis in Syria is the current humanitarian tragedy that has stolen headlines in the news. Although the conflict has been ongoing for the past few years, it has …
In the aftermath of possibly one of the most controversial elections in history, thinking Americans are calling for a backlash against the type of xenophobia exhibited by the president-elect. …
To celebrate UN International Tolerance Day this year, Bath Spa University compiled a list of the 10 most influential books ever published that “encouraged free thought and positive change …
YouTube Channel: Penguin Teen From the Description: Let Your Voice Be Heard! #FreeSpeechMatters Watch this inspirational and moving video in which authors, across all genres, speak up and speak …
If there ever was an extremely taboo subject that equally disturbs and strangely intrigues people, it’s a student-teacher romantic relationship. Take for example the imploding rise of ‘mysterious’ and …
Sara Deeter
November 9, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Classics, Drama, Fantasy, George R.R. Martin, Human Interest, J.K. Rowling, News, Politics, Potterheads, WTF, Young Adult
Like me, many of you are probably in mourning for America right now. There aren’t enough words, enough tears in the world to convey the depth of the devastation and …
Sara Deeter
October 28, 2016
Chick Lit, Drama, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, Romance, Unpopular Opinions, Women, Young Adult
Over two thousand years ago, the story of Persephone was born. The Homeric Hymn to Demeter (written in the 600s B.C.) is the first known documentation of this Greek goddess’s dramatic …
It’s the story that sparked a movement. Now, five years later it’s being told by the two people closest to its epicenter. Tracy Martin and Sabrina Fulton have lived …
I didn’t think about race a lot. I never needed to, as I lived in a fairly homogeneous German farming town in rural America. There’s nothing wrong with that, …
As we’ve witnessed over the last few months, racism continues to be an unfortunate and shameful part of our culture. Whether the topic is police shootings of black citizens, …