Patrick Jones interviews Paul Langan
Great interview. RAWing with Paul Langan answering the five questions of doom Tell me how you got started writing, in particular writing for teens. Why did you focus on writing books with an urban...
View ArticleStory times, Read Alouds & other stuff for Incarcerated Teens | YA Underground
By Amy Cheney on June 12, 2015 Leave a Comment Throughout my library career, I’ve worked with disenfranchised and resourceful people of color (I don’t like the term at-risk), from preschoolers to...
View ArticleThe 2016 In the Margins Book Awards Are Unveiled
P.D. Workman’s fictional Tattooed Teardrops and Tewhan Butler’s nonfiction title America’s Massacre: The Audacity of Despair and a Message of Hope top this year’s In the Margins (ITM) Book Awards. The...
View ArticleIn the Margins Book Committee Announces Winners for 2017
Hey!!! Here is the list! While I’m not actively working on this committee, I am thrilled that everyone is carrying forth the charge. Once this list is out it’s important that we advocate for the...
View ArticleThis Post is for White People. This is what Privilege looks like.
I haven’t been blogging lately as the nature of this blog is changing. To what? I am not sure, although today I am compelled to write. Today I did my first act of successful witnessing. Two black women...
View ArticleThe Juvenile Justice Literacy Project
As many of you know, my last day at the Juvenile Hall was in 2015. Yes, I miss the beloved children, AND… I’ve been lucky in my work to be on a school campus and to see kids I’ve known, give them a hug...
View ArticleEquity thanks to MK
This is the first time in the two years that I’ve been employed by Oakland Unified School District that I’ve been able to provide equal access. It’s the first time that I sent ALL high schools and...
View Articlejust some suggestions from a former employee who has seen these issues before:
please insure that all school libraries are not used for: (1) punishment sites for tardy & other students, (2) student/psychologist or student/counselor 1on1 meeting sessions, (3) eating, snacks,...
View ArticleFrom 298 books a year to 3,875!
Oakland Unified School District’s Bret Harte Middle School Library circulated 298 books during the entire 2015-2016 school year. In 2016-2017 Bret Harte’s total circulation: 3,875. Frick Impact Academy...
View ArticleGood White People and Ghosts
Reading While White thankfully hosted me as a guest blogger for this post. I’m grateful for the space to share this and truly hope I can be of service. For those of you who haven’t read Reading While...
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