Mel González | #OwnVoices and Representation + Recommendations | Discussion @bookswithwings | Uploaded July 2016 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
Let me know about your thoughts and book recommendations :D
• Information •
bookriot.com/2015/09/21/ownvoices-and-the-hell-of-my-own-choosing
readbrightly.com/why-we-need-diverse-authors-in-kids-ya-lit
yainterrobang.com/ownvoices
A.C. Thomas Thread - twitter.com/acthomaswrites/status/751554129890160640
• Books Mentioned •
► More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera: goodreads.com/book/show/19542841-more-happy-than-not
► Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz: goodreads.com/book/show/17900792-not-otherwise-specified
► The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig: goodreads.com/book/show/21979832-the-girl-from-everywhere
► Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson: goodreads.com/book/show/20821284-brown-girl-dreaming
► Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera: goodreads.com/book/show/28648863-juliet-takes-a-breath
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Let me know about your thoughts and book recommendations :D
• Information •
bookriot.com/2015/09/21/ownvoices-and-the-hell-of-my-own-choosing
readbrightly.com/why-we-need-diverse-authors-in-kids-ya-lit
yainterrobang.com/ownvoices
A.C. Thomas Thread - twitter.com/acthomaswrites/status/751554129890160640
• Books Mentioned •
► More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera: goodreads.com/book/show/19542841-more-happy-than-not
► Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz: goodreads.com/book/show/17900792-not-otherwise-specified
► The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig: goodreads.com/book/show/21979832-the-girl-from-everywhere
► Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson: goodreads.com/book/show/20821284-brown-girl-dreaming
► Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera: goodreads.com/book/show/28648863-juliet-takes-a-breath
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![Magical Realism 101 | Discussion + Recommendations [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NAxrLZ3z2qY/hqdefault.jpg "Magical Realism 101 | Discussion + Recommendations [CC]
PSA: I didnt study literature and these are just my opinions (that are backed by a lot of research though). If you disagree, lets have a discussion! But at least I hope I helped you find some (not so new) Magical Realism books!
► Article by While Reading and Walking (Leah): http://whilereadingandwalking.com/post/158710817981/appropriating-latinx-magical-realism-a-twitter
• Books Mentioned •
► 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Marquez: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/320.One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude
► Chronicles of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Marquez: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23878.Chronicle_of_a_Death_Foretold
► Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Marquez: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23876.Of_Love_and_Other_Demons
► The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9328.The_House_of_the_Spirits
► City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3304.City_of_the_Beasts
► Eva Luna by Isabel Allende: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149196.Eva_Luna
► Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6952.Like_Water_for_Chocolate
► Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfi: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38787.Pedro_P_ramo
► When The Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28220826-when-the-moon-was-ours
► The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20734002-the-weight-of-feathers
► Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdoba: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27969081-labyrinth-lost
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![Why silence is not the answer | Discussion [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NJOY201h9Ks/hqdefault.jpg "Why silence is not the answer | Discussion [CC]
When I talk about speaking up, I mean whatever you want to speak up about. Just dont stay silent, dont walk away. We need your voice.
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![October Wrap Up | #OwnVoicesOctober [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OolZnzEvfYw/hqdefault.jpg "October Wrap Up | #OwnVoicesOctober [CC]
Reviewing the #ownvoices books I read for #OwnVoicesOctober + a little reflection about this month.
• Books Mentioned •
► When The Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1760527677
► Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1741793015
► Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1741796277
► If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1734095381
► Here Comes The Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1724660701
► Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1789163151
► Fenómenos de Circo by Ana María Shua: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15976887-fen-menos-de-circo
► When Michael Met Mina by Randa Abdel-Fattah: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1747626843
► Pointe by Brandy Colbert: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1463374008
► On The Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1744259493
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