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BC_Dittemore
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Pickpick

A seminal & important work. So important I had to check it out from the library to read & listen to it simultaneously after having already listened to it once. I‘ve gone & purchased a hard copy too.

I‘m not looking for a gold star; I‘m looking to mine all the gold I can from Freire because American‘s are under exigent circumstances.

This is not a test! Education is under attack. The oppressive regime is here. Read. Educate yourself. Prepare.

ncsufoxes I‘ve had this one sitting on my shelf for a year or two now (probably longer). One I need to prioritize but right now it feels like there‘s too many books to prioritize 2w
BC_Dittemore @ncsufoxes it truly does feel like there are too many to prioritize. I sorta let instinct guide me. & right now my instinct is telling me to utilize my spare time in different ways. I still have audiobooks though & still work too many hours. Perfect combination! 😅 2w
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cant_i'm_booked
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I cannot recommend this book enough - it may not be the most “fun” read because it is designed to critically teach and not entertain - but it is necessary and thus, riveting. A famed Brazilian educator who grew up in the slums of Recife, Paulo Freire believes that real, “consciousness-raising” education consists of knowing what our world is, how it came to be that way, what other and better ways we could imagine it, and how to realize those ways.

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bekakins
Salt Lick | Lulu Allison
Pickpick

Second #roll100 read, and I enjoyed this near-future dystopia, although it‘s was frighteningly plausible. Not sure about the bovine chorus, but I liked the intertwining stories and some interesting themes raised.

PuddleJumper Nice! 5mo
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Octoberwoman
The Long Dream | Richard Wright
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I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2024

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miapantalone

“Her song is strong. Mama Africa will not give up! She will see her people free.“

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miapantalone

The pictures in this book look like they were painted on the pages. The use of color shows the emotion on each page, anger, sadness, happiness, etc. There is a soft movement to the images as it paints a picture for the reader.

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miapantalone
Pickpick

Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Kathryn Erskine was published in 2017. This is a biography about Miriam Makeba's fight for equality. The people once called her Mama Africa as she used her voice to protest and sing.