pickI‘m always interested in learning more about women who haven‘t gotten as much attention in the history books. One of The Six was Sally Ride and one was Judy Resnik, but the others are lesser known (at least to me). Astronauts are so interesting to me, but I have no desire to leave Earth! It was somewhat melancholy reading this after reading Challenger.
Yesterday my youngest participated in the school district‘s social studies & science fair. As soon as she saw the brochure she said she wanted to do it (so huge for a kid with lots of anxiety). She said she wanted to do her presentation on Mae Jemison. She‘s worked hard for the last few weeks. She was interviewed by teachers & high school students. One of the teachers thanked her for highlighting such an important person in history. When asked why
Looking for chapter book recommendations for an almost 10 year old girl. I want to continue to find more chapter books for my daughter with strong female characters. In this pre-handmaiden era I want her to continue to read more about strong girls/women, even better if by women. We have Enola Holmes, just finished Wild Robot series. She‘s a more advanced reader than her brothers were & loves reading. Pic of books for Easter -our bunny brings books
pickThis book was so cute! I love the way the characters met, their plan to fake date and the intricacies of their respective families.
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so-soTake my opinion with a grain of salt: Romance is not a genre I read very often. For whatever reason, I get mad at the characters and start yelling (sometimes aloud) at them. I don't know why I can suspend my disbelief in any other genre but this one.
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Strong black woman stereotype
Soft black girl
There's strength in being vulnerable, in taking care of yourself
https://fortune.com/well/2023/01/15/black-women-soft-life/
https://cupcakesandcashmere.com/uncategorized/the-softness-of-black-women
Top right art is from special edition of the book
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Housing crisis in USA
Not having a stable home growing up affects Amerie‘s life now
Wanting to feel safe and secure
Data on black home ownership https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/state-housing-black-america-report...
Homelessness and minority groups https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/what-causes-homelessness/ine...
Bottom left art is from special edition of the book
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Sickle cell disease affects more black and brown people
Amerie‘s mom is living with this invisible illness
Healthcare system in our country is biased and broken
Basic info on sickle cell https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sickle-cell-anemia/symptoms-cause...
Video discussing SCD from a Boston news source, it's long but a great discussion from experts https://youtu.be/xehrvNMSD4E?si=OV_3xaDmPXXqjBPd
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pickI really enjoyed this book! I love a fake dating trope. I liked the banter between Amerie's and Vincent. The friendships and family dynamics were great too and felt real.
My favorite/least liked scenes are in the comments ⬇️
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