The Boy Problem: Many Boys Think School is Stupid and Reading Stinks
Is there a remedy? Have you ever attended a Pentecostal service? I have… just once. I found it absolutely terrifying. People standing, waving their arms in the air, shouting unintelligible streams of...
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See our complete list of August 2014 SLJ Stars. Fleischman, Paul. Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines. 208p. bibliog. chart. ebook available. further reading. glossary. index....
View ArticleWhen Boys Can’t Like ‘Girl Books’
Illustration by Jesussanz/Thinkstock. Shannon Hale, author of the “Princess Academy” series (Bloomsbury), recently returned from a book tour for her latest title, Princess Academy: The Forgotten...
View ArticleChallenging Gender Norms with “Boys Read Pink” Celebration
I practically memorized Letty Cottin Pogrebin’s Growing Up Free when I was pregnant, and I firmly believe in “all books for all children.” My daughters wore primary colors and played in the dirt with...
View ArticleDrag Queen Story Hours Flourishing on Both Coasts
Drag queen Cholula Lemon presides over a story time at the Brooklyn Central Library branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. A special type of storytime is springing up in libraries and book stores in...
View ArticleGender Identity, Making Veggies Fun, & Other Parenting Titles
A range of parenting titles, from cookbooks to guides to child-rearing "in the age of Trump."
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